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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±10 ppm 5-60 mins ±2 after 1 hour ≤ ±200 Hz within 1 hour ≤ ±20 Hz after 1 hour ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz 25 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-30 MHz 10-160 m 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FAX   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV) ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AUX (12 kHz)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR > 1 kHz in "D"
[FM] > 12 kHz
SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.45399 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 97 kHz
SSB: 9.000 MHz
CW: 9.007 MHz
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Image rejection > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output 1 W @ 4 ohms 500 mw (10% THD, 8 ohm) 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W) 1 / 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance 50 / 600Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains or 12 V DC 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX ? 0.6 A 380 mA max
TX - 20 A 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 1998 Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic) Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 330 × 130 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 11.02 in)
305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
Weight 9.07 kg (20.0 lbs) 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) 670 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AGC
RIT
XIT
IF fine tune (shift)
RF gain
Noise blanker
LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000535 NCG-000010/160M BAOFENG-UV-000005X