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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 10-80 m 1.6-12 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV) Better than 3 µV @ 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
? ?
Filters ? ? 2.4 kHz
Receiver system Single conversion ? conversion superheterodyne superheterodyne
IF-freqs. SSB: 9.000 MHz
CW: 9.007 MHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB Better than 55 dB ?
Audio output 500 mw (10% THD, 8 ohm) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-80 m 1.6-12 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W) 20-60 W 30/100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC Mains 24/12V DC, 110/220V AC
Current RX 0.6 A Max 1.2 A @ 220 VAC ?
TX 20 A Max 2.5 A @ 220 VAC ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic) Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 1975 and 1988 in East Germany
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
542 × 222 × 348 mm
(21.34 × 8.74 × 13.70 in)
?
Weight 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) 27.00 kg (59.6 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features AGC
RIT
XIT
IF fine tune (shift)
RF gain
Noise blanker
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NCG-000010/160M RFT-000215B RFT-SEG-000100