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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver
Mobile dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 2 ~ 20 - 1100 MHz 88-108 / 136-174 / 350-520 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB
30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 49.95 MHz / 450 kHz (left band)
38.85 MHz / 450 kHz (right band)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2W@8Ω for 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 or 144-148 MHz - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 4 W ? 5 / 10 / 20 / 50 (UHF:40) W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 35-55 mA ? 500 mA
TX 700 mA max - 8.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2017 and 20xx
Dimensions 65 × 37 × 187 mm
(2.56 × 1.46 × 7.36 in)
? 140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 100 gr (3.5 oz) with empty battery pack ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 809 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SY-000502 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008617-SERIES TYT-TH-007800