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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. 100 Hz or less after 30 minutes
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 2609-19355 kHz
(526-2727 kHz optional)
136-174 MHz 160-10m
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW: 0.3µV S/N 10dB or more
AM: 1µV S/N 6dB or more
Selectivity ? 7.5 kHz SSB/CW: 0.6kHz (-6dB) 1.6kHz (-60dB)
AM: 2.4kHz (-6dB) 4.5kHz (-60dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz 9MHz
Image rejection ? ? >60dB
Audio output ? 2 W, 10% THD, 8 Ohms 3W (10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range - 144.6-148 MHz 160-10m
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 10 / 45 W SSB/CW: 280W, AM: 80W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External power supply 13.8 V DC +/- 15 % 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX ? 200 mA 70W max
TX - 3.7-9 A 320W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1930 and 1934 in USA Between 1995 and 199x Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
334 × 322 × 153 mm
(13.15 × 12.68 × 6.02 in)
Weight ? ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS and DTMF ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000005 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000212 NEC-CQ-000110