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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 20 Hz per °C after 30 minute warmup
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous, 17 kHz per revolution of the main tuning knob

Receiver

RX-range 0.525-30 / 88-108 MHz 0.525-31 MHz / 88-108 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 1.4µV ? <1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity 3 / 7 kHz (-6dB) ? 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double direct conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker + 1 W output @ 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - CW  
RF-output ? ? 30-40 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in sweep - SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 35-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC (8×LR20 / D) 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1985 in Japan Between 1976 and 1978 in Japan Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 370 × 122 × 241 mm
(14.57 × 4.80 × 9.49 in)
482 × 200 × 354 mm
(18.98 × 7.87 × 13.94 in)
318 × 156 × 305 mm
(12.52 × 6.14 × 12.01 in)
Weight 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) less batteries 7.03 kg (15.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RF-003100 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RF-004800 TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021-(570)