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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC ?
Tuning steps ? ? Fixed channels

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 10-80m 144-171 / 450-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-80m -
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? 3W ?

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws SO-239 + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 12 V DC 13.8 V DC / Mains
Current RX ? 150 mA max ?
TX ? 1 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 197x Between 1973 and 19xx Between 1975 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
152 × 57 × 191 mm
(5.98 × 2.24 × 7.52 in)
Weight ? 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 8 crystal controlled channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RJX-001011D TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509) SBE-SENTINEL-VI