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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 40m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 300 Hz ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 7-7.3 MHz 0.495-999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity AM: 0.5 µV
FM/SSB: 0.25 µV
?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 90 dB ?
Audio output 3 W, 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 7-7.3 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output FM/SSB: 50 W, AM: 20 W High: 5 / 5 W, Mid1: 2.5 / 2.5 W, Mid2: 500/500 mW, Low: 100 / 100 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX 1.5 A ?
TX 10 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Korea Between 2008 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
58 × 112 × 34 mm
(2.28 × 4.41 × 1.34 in)
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) with BP-256
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 1200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? D-Star concept. Alpha tags. CTCSS and DTCS. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). Twin RX Optional speaker-mike with built-in GPS receiver (HM-175GPS) for extended D-Star functions
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SS-000797 ICOM-IC-E000092D