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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 10-80 m + WWV 100-200 / 300-500 / 800-1000 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity (136.000~174.000 MHz) 12dB SINAD - 16 dBµV ? ?
Selectivity > 6 kHz @ -6 dB
> 15 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 10 W ? High: 5/5 W, Low: ?/? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains ?V DC
Current RX 0.8 A ? ?
TX 10 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 20xx and 20xx Between 1969 and 1979 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 154 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.06 in)
? 55 × 130 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 5.12 × 1.22 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ? 355 gr (12.5 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SY-000130E KENWOOD-JR-000500SE STANDARD-C-000558S