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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Portable SW Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.525-31 MHz / 88-108 MHz 0.525-1.61 / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: 2 µV
MW: 14 µV
SW: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
? FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/SW 1st: 1.985 MHz
SW 2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 W (external speaker required) ? 3W max, 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? -

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 105-120V AC 13.8V DC or mains Mains or 4LR20 / D
Current RX ? ? 7W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in USA Between 1978 and 19xx Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 400 × 225 × 229 mm
(15.75 × 8.86 × 9.02 in)
482 × 200 × 354 mm
(18.98 × 7.87 × 13.94 in)
305 × 200 × 100 mm
(12.01 × 7.87 × 3.94 in)
Weight ? 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) less batteries 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000140 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000048 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000022