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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 40m  2m  70cm  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 300 Hz ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 7-7.3 MHz 100-950 MHz 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM: 0.5 µV
FM/SSB: 0.25 µV
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 43.1 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ≥ 90 dB ? ?
Audio output 3 W, 8 ohm 200 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 7-7.3 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output FM/SSB: 50 W, AM: 20 W High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5, El: 15 mW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 5-16V DC ?V DC
Current RX 1.5 A 15-150 mA ?
TX 10 A max Max 1.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Korea Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
57 × 125 × 35 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.38 in)
?
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 390 gr (13.8 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 64 channels in 2 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SS-000797 ICOM-IC-W000021E ICOM-IC-X000021T