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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 20 / 40 / 80 m 0.525-31 MHz / 88-108 MHz 136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) ETS
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. 5200 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20 / 40 / 80 m - 136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 100 W ? 1-25 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 117/230V AC, 12V DC 13.8V DC or mains 10.8-15.6 VDC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 196x in USA Between 1978 and 19xx Between 199x and 20xx
Dimensions 340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
482 × 200 × 354 mm
(18.98 × 7.87 × 13.94 in)
185 × 72 × 188 mm
(7.28 × 2.83 × 7.40 in)
Weight ? 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) less batteries 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? CTCSS/PL and Select 5/5-tone selcall. VOX. DTMF. Voice encryption and trunking options.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000003 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000048 MOTOROLA-GM-000380