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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz (USA)
0.15-0.4 / 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz BW)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 68.9 MHz
2nd: ?
Image rejection ? >90 dB! ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 0-100 W SSB/CW: Max 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 16.7/150 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 9V DC (6LR20 / D) 12-15V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 2 A max Max 2.2 A
TX - 20 A max Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan Between 1997 and 20xx in USA Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 381 × 246 × 120 mm
(15.00 × 9.69 × 4.72 in)
375 × 146 × 432 mm
(14.76 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
410 × 135 × 316 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 12.44 in)
Weight 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 127 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232C. DSP DSP
RS-232C
Twin RX
Built-in auto-AT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000028 TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-PLUS-(000564) YAESU-FT-000920AF