The NEC CQ-110 is a Japanese transceiver from the 1970s. It was produced in different versions: CQ-110, CQ-110N and CQ-110E.
Features include VOX, RIT (NEC calls it FINE), noise blanker, digital frequency readout with UP and LOW limit LEDs, provision to use two XTALs for fixed channels, heater button, a 100 kHz calibrator.
Optional accessories: external speaker, external VFO, linear amplifier (CQ-301). (CW filter and DC/DC converter were optional for CQ-110 and CQ-110N)
General characteristics
- HAM bands
- 160m 80m 40m 20m 15m 10m
- Frequency stability
- 100 Hz or less after 30 minutes
- Tuning steps
- ?
- Memories
- ?
Receiver
- RX-range
- 160-10m
- Modulations
- AM CW USB LSB
- Sensitivity
- SSB/CW: 0.3µV S/N 10dB or more
AM: 1µV S/N 6dB or more - Selectivity
- SSB/CW: 0.6kHz (-6dB) 1.6kHz (-60dB)
AM: 2.4kHz (-6dB) 4.5kHz (-60dB) - Filters
- ?
- Receiver system
- Single conversion
- IF-frequencies
- 9MHz
- Image rejection
- >60dB
- Audio output
- 3W (10% distortion)
Transmitter
- TX-range
- 160-10m
- Modulations
- AM CW USB LSB
- RF-output
- SSB/CW: 280W, AM: 80W
Connections
- Antenna
- SO-239
- Impedance
- 50/100Ω
- Other
- -
Electrical
- Power requirements
- 12-15V DC or mains
- Current drain RX
- 70W max
- TX
- 320W max
Physical
- Dimensions (w×h×d)
- 334 × 322 × 153 mm (13.15 × 12.68 × 6.02 in)
- Weight
- 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
- Form factor
- Base Station
- Manufactured
- Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Other features
- Usage
- Amateur / Ham radio operators
- Features + options
- -
- Accessories
- -
- RigReference ID
- 4584
- MPN
- NEC-CQ-000110
Manuals, diagrams and brochures
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