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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 20m (50 kHz per XTAL) 0.54-30 MHz (4 bands)
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
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 VXO. Max 2 XTALS superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm Internal speaker 3W @ 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 20m (50 kHz per XTAL) -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 10 W 2 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 9.5V DC Mains
Current RX 0.8 A 68 mA 65W
TX 10 A max Max 600 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 20xx and 20xx Between 1987 and 2002 in Japan Between 1946 and 1948 in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 154 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.06 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
440 × 240 × 315 mm
(17.32 × 9.45 × 12.40 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SY-000130E MIZUHO-MX-000014S NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000046