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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ≤ ±200 Hz within 1 hour ≤ ±20 Hz after 1 hour ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 25 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 10-160 m 0.15-30 / 65-220 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV) < 0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
12.5 kHz < -60 dB
25 kHz < -70 dB
Filters 5.5 / 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? SSB: 9.000 MHz
CW: 9.007 MHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 500 mw (10% THD, 8 ohm) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W) 5-50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance Hi/Z or 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12 V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 0.6 A 500 mA
TX - 20 A 9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic) Between 2010 and 201x in China
Dimensions 335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
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Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Analog readout AGC
RIT
XIT
IF fine tune (shift)
RF gain
Noise blanker
DTMF-mic
Detachable front panel
Called ID
Twin RX
Cross-band repeater
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000030 NCG-000010/160M LUTHOR-TLM-000007