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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ≤ ±200 Hz within 1 hour ≤ ±20 Hz after 1 hour ? ?
Tuning steps 25 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz ? 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 15 m 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV) ? SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
Selectivity SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
? ?
Filters ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz
Receiver system Single conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. SSB: 9.000 MHz
CW: 9.007 MHz
? 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 500 mw (10% THD, 8 ohm) ? 2W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 15 m -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W) High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX 0.6 A ? 500mA
TX 20 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic) Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1997 and 1998 in UK
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
? 205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
Weight 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
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
? PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NCG-000010/160M NCG-000015SB FAIRHAVEN-RD000500