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Mobile 2m Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 100 Hz drift per 30 minutes ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 141-149.995 MHz 1.8-30 MHz incl. WWV -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) -
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
600 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB with CW filter
-
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 3 W -

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 1 W SSB: 260 W PEP, CW: 180 W, AM: 80 W CW/SSB: 70-100 W, AM: 17-25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC Mains or 12 V DC Mains
Current RX ? 0.5 A -
TX 6 A max 21 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1975 and 1978 Between 1960 and 1964 in USA
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 124 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.88 in)
? 508 × 267 × 432 mm
(20.00 × 10.51 × 17.01 in)
Weight 700 gr (1.5 lbs) 15.20 kg (33.5 lbs) 39.00 kg (86.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? -
MPN DRAGON-SY-000550 SOMMERKAMP-FT-000277 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000032B