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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm from -10°C to +50°C after 15 minutes warm-up ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz 0.001 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 141-149.995 MHz 14 kHz - 30 MHz 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations FM   AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD) 14-150 kHz
A1: 10 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)

0.15-30 MHz
A1: ≤ 1 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)
A3J: ≤ 3 µV (B = 2,7 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
A3: ≤ 15 µV (B = ± 3 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
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Selectivity ? 50 / 250 / 700 / 1500 / 2700 / 3000 / 3400 or 6000 Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 21.40 MHz
455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? > 80 dB ?
Audio output 2.5 W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains 28 V DC
Current RX ? ? 3 A max
TX 6 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 124 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.88 in)
? 457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
Weight 700 gr (1.5 lbs) ? 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SY-000550 RFT-EKD-000100 MILITARY-BC-000348