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2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Tri-band analog mobile transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz Continuous 2.5 / 5.0 / 6.25 / 10.0 / 12.5 / 25.0 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz - 0.5-1710 kHz / 76-108 / 108-136 / 175-250 / 300-399 / 480-520 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.25 μV (wide band)
≤ 0.35 μV (narrow band)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W ? 2.5 W @ 10%

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 160-10 m 137-174 / 222-225 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 10 / 50 W AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W VHF: 5 / 10 / 50 W, UHF: 7 / 40 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/600Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains 13.8 V DC ±20%
Current RX ? - ?
TX 10 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1956 and 1962 in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 282 × 74 × 209 mm
(11.10 × 2.91 × 8.23 in)
530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS option XTAL and VFO Multi-color LCD Display
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SY-000495V E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT BAOFENG-UV-000050X3