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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz (VFO) 10-160 m 141-149.995 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 21.40 MHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz (XTAL) 10-160 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output 12 W 10 W High: 25 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 195x in USA Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
140 × 40 × 124 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.88 in)
Weight ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 11 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 ? Full QSK ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GONSET-000002-METER JRC-JST-000100S DRAGON-SY-000550