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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 40m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ± 300 Hz ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 7-7.3 MHz 440-450 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM: 0.5 µV
FM/SSB: 0.25 µV
? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 90 dB ? ?
Audio output 3 W, 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 7-7.3 MHz 440-450 MHz 144-146(148) MHz
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output FM/SSB: 50 W, AM: 20 W 0.4/5 W High: 25 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 5.5-16 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 1.5 A ? 200 mA
TX 10 A max ? 4.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Korea Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
? 130 × 35 × 125 mm
(5.12 × 1.38 × 4.92 in)
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) ? 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DTMF, CTCSS/PL ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SS-000797 HEATHKIT-HWS-000004XL DRAGON-SY-000540