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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1,5kHz
Tuning steps Continuous ? 10kHz by wheel, 5kHz including switch

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m + 6m 28-29.699 MHz 2 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? better than 0.5 µV @ 20dB SN
Selectivity ? ? ± 7.5kHz at -6dB, ± 15kHz at -60dB
Filters 0.5 / 2.1 / 5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 2.955 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 28-29.699 MHz 2 m
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB/FM: 50 W, AM: 20 W 0,15W (lo), 3W (hi)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 13.8V DC 6-12V, usable: min 7.5V
Current RX 100mA ? 20mA (with squelch), 130mA (full volume)
TX - ? 220mA (0.15W), 650mA (3W)

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 178 × 100 × 152 mm
(7.01 × 3.94 × 5.98 in)
300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
180 × 65 × 35 mm
(7.09 × 2.56 × 1.38 in)
Weight 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 470 gr (1.0 lbs) Inclusing battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DAVCO-DR-000030 DRAGON-SS-000497P CTE-CT-001800