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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Airband / VHF scanner receiver

General

HAM bands 40m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 300 Hz ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 7-7.3 MHz 10-160 m 66-88 / 88-108 / 108-136 / 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity AM: 0.5 µV
FM/SSB: 0.25 µV
0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 90 dB > 60 dB ?
Audio output 3 W, 8 ohm 1 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 7-7.3 MHz 10-160 m -
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output FM/SSB: 50 W, AM: 20 W 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) 9V DC
Current RX 1.5 A 100 W ?
TX 10 A max 400 W -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Korea Between 1969 and 197x in USA Between 2014 and 20xx in Korea
Dimensions 300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
56 × 100 × 30 mm
(2.20 × 3.94 × 1.18 in)
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) 120 gr (4.2 oz) excluding batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
Dual watch
LCD backlighting
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SS-000797 SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007 TTI-TSC-000100R