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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 15 m 0.15-29.9 / 87.5-108 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 50 dB
Audio output ? 7 W 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 15 m - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC, 6LR20 and 3LR6 batteries or mains Mains
Current RX ? ? 50 W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1986 and 1989 in Hong Kong Between 1965 and 196x
Dimensions ? 320 × 180 × 250 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 9.84 in)
380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
Weight ? 4.11 kg (9.1 lbs) 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in clock -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN NCG-000015SB PHILIPS-D-002999PLL SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B