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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ≤ ±200 Hz within 1 hour ≤ ±20 Hz after 1 hour ? ?
Tuning steps 25 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 10-80 m All International Maritime VHF channels
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. SSB: 9.000 MHz
CW: 9.007 MHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 500 mw (10% THD, 8 ohm) ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-80 m All International Maritime VHF channels
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W) 75 W 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC Mains 12/24 V DC
Current RX 0.6 A ? ?
TX 20 A ? 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic) Between 1967 and 196x in Japan Between 197x and 198x in Denmark
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
? 320 × 220 × 165 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 6.50 in)
Weight 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 61 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features AGC
RIT
XIT
IF fine tune (shift)
RF gain
Noise blanker
? Dual Watch
Instant Channel 16
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NCG-000010/160M SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000100 SAILOR-RT000144C