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HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile 6m Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 10.0-10.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
6m
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne XTAL
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
6m
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle High: 10 W, Medium: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 9V DC (6LR20 / D) 12V DC 12V DC
Current RX ? 400 mA ?
TX - 18 A max Max 2.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan Between 1978 and 1980 in USA Between 197x and 197x in discontinued in the early seventies
Dimensions 381 × 246 × 120 mm
(15.00 × 9.69 × 4.72 in)
108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
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Weight 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
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Accessories ? Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
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MPN NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RF-002800 TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545) KDK-FM-000050-10LA