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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 40 m 141-149.995 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 21.40 MHz
455 kHz
1st: 43.1 MHz (VHF), 35.8 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? >50 dB
Audio output ? 2.5 W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 40 m 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 10 W (PEP) High: 25 W, Low: 1 W High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 15-18V DC or mains 13.8 V DC 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX ? ? 30-210 mA
TX ? 6 A max Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx in Korea Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 210 × 100 × 240 mm
(8.27 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
140 × 40 × 124 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.88 in)
57 × 125 × 31 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.22 in)
Weight 12.30 kg (27.1 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) with BP-170
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS on TX (RX option UT-94), DTMF. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000012K DRAGON-SY-000550 ICOM-IC-W000031E