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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
HF Transceiver
Portable SW Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz (USA)
0.15-0.4 / 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz (Europe)
20/40/80 m 0.525-1.61 / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: 2 µV
MW: 14 µV
SW: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Double Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/SW 1st: 1.985 MHz
SW 2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3W max, 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 20/40/80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W -

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance ? 50/75Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 9V DC (6LR20 / D) Mains Mains or 4LR20 / D
Current RX ? ? 7W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 381 × 246 × 120 mm
(15.00 × 9.69 × 4.72 in)
? 305 × 200 × 100 mm
(12.01 × 7.87 × 3.94 in)
Weight 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) ? 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000028 SWAN-(CUBIC)-SW-000240 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000022