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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ≤ ±200 Hz within 1 hour ≤ ±20 Hz after 1 hour ± 10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 25 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 0.1 / 1 / 5(9) / 10 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 136-174 MHz 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV) 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
7.5 kHz ?
Filters ? ? 7.2 / 6 / 5.7 kHz
Receiver system Single conversion Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. SSB: 9.000 MHz
CW: 9.007 MHz
21.4 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 500 mw (10% THD, 8 ohm) 2 W, 10% THD, 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144.6-148 MHz -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   -
RF-output 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W) 10 / 45 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC 13.8 V DC +/- 15 % 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 0.6 A 200 mA 450 mA max
TX 20 A 3.7-9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic) Between 1995 and 199x Between 1995 and 1998
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
232 × 89 × 198 mm
(9.13 × 3.50 × 7.80 in)
Weight 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) ? 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) None 160 channels in 16 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
CTCSS and DTMF ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, VRIT Tuning, Dial Lamp, Keypad, NB, Fine Tuning, Clock, 5-Event Timer, Scan, Sweep, Standby, Lock, Record Jack, Sleep Timer, Four Tuning Steps.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NCG-000010/160M RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000212 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000394