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Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/Air band Transceiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 28.0-29.7 MHz 108-136.975 MHz
NOAA weather channels*
141-149.995 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM/FM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB: 0.8 µV (10 dB S/N)
1 µV for 6 dB S/N 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 35.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
21.40 MHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 600 mW into 8 ohms 2.5 W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 28.0-29.7 MHz 118-136.975 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   AM   FM   FM  
RF-output AM/FM 1 / 4 W, SSB: 1 / 7 W 1.5-5 W High: 25 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.8 V DC 12-15 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 50 mA 400 mA typical ?
TX 1.2 A max 900 mA max. 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 20xx Between 1990 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 63 × 169 × 39 mm
(2.48 × 6.65 × 1.54 in)
65 × 198 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 7.80 × 1.38 in)
140 × 40 × 124 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.88 in)
Weight 400 gr (14.1 oz) 640 gr (1.4 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ALBRECHT-AE-000201S ICOM-IC-A000021 DRAGON-SY-000550