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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ ±200 Hz within 1 hour ≤ ±20 Hz after 1 hour
Tuning steps ? ? 25 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 144-148 / 220-225 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV)
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? SSB: 9.000 MHz
CW: 9.007 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 500 mw (10% THD, 8 ohm)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-148 / 220-225 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 60 W (input) ? 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W)

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.5 or 6.3V DC 13.8V DC Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX Standby: Max 3 A ? 0.6 A
TX Max 9 A @ 13.5 VDC ? 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 195x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic)
Dimensions 165 × 114 × 228 mm
(6.50 × 4.49 × 8.98 in)
? 305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
Weight ? ? 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Triple RX AGC
RIT
XIT
IF fine tune (shift)
RF gain
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GONSET-G-000077 KENWOOD-TM-000642 NCG-000010/160M