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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 0.54-48 MHz in 3 bands 10-80 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity (136.000~174.000 MHz) 12dB SINAD - 16 dBµV ? Better than 3 µV @ 10 dB S/N
Selectivity > 6 kHz @ -6 dB
> 15 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne 7 tubes ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 55 dB
Audio output 2.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 10-80 m
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 10 W ? 20-60 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 0.8 A ? Max 1.2 A @ 220 VAC
TX 10 A max - Max 2.5 A @ 220 VAC

Physical

Manufactured Between 20xx and 20xx Between 1936 and 193x in USA Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 154 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.06 in)
? 542 × 222 × 348 mm
(21.34 × 8.74 × 13.70 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ? 27.00 kg (59.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SY-000130E HALLICRAFTERS-S-000014-SKYCHIEF RFT-000215B