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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 26.965-27.405 MHz 136.000 - 174.000MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity > 0.5 to 1 µV. ? ?
Selectivity 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB ? ?
Filters 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 136.000 - 174.000MHz
Modulations - AM   FM  
RF-output ? 4 W 10/25 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 70 W ? 200 mA
TX - ? 4.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 281 × 197 × 375 mm
(11.06 × 7.76 × 14.76 in)
131 × 34 × 167 mm
(5.16 × 1.34 × 6.57 in)
130 × 35 × 125 mm
(5.12 × 1.38 × 4.92 in)
Weight 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs) 800 gr (1.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories R-47 external speaker
R-48 external speaker
? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000117 DRAGON-SY-000220 DRAGON-SY-000252