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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ ±200 Hz within 1 hour ≤ ±20 Hz after 1 hour ?
Tuning steps Continuous / 1 preset channel 25 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 6 m 10-160 m 1.7-2.3 / 2.5-4.1 / 6.9-7.5 / 13.9-14.5 /
20.9-21.5 / 27.9-30.1 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
SSB: 9.000 MHz
CW: 9.007 MHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 500 mw (10% THD, 8 ohm) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 6 m 10-160 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 1 W 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains or 12 V DC Mains
Current RX ? 0.6 A 50 W
TX ? 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 197x in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic) Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
368.3 × 165.1 × 292.1 mm
(14.50 × 6.50 × 11.50 in)
Weight ? 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) 11.34 kg (25.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 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
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-FDAM-000003 NCG-000010/160M YAESU-FRDX-000400