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Desktop VHF Transceiver
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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability 100 Hz or less after 30 minutes ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10m 10-80 m 80-10 m + 11 m + WWV (15 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.3µV S/N 10dB or more
AM: 1µV S/N 6dB or more
? SSB/CW: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity SSB/CW: 0.6kHz (-6dB) 1.6kHz (-60dB)
AM: 2.4kHz (-6dB) 4.5kHz (-60dB)
? AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 9MHz ? ?
Image rejection >60dB ? 50 dB
Audio output 3W (10% distortion) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10m 10-80 m 80-10 m (no WARC)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB/CW: 280W, AM: 80W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input) SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/100Ω 50/120 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains Mains Mains or 13.8 V DC +/-10%
Current RX 70W max ? 2 / 7 A (heater off/on)
TX 320W max ? 22 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 334 × 322 × 153 mm
(13.15 × 12.68 × 6.02 in)
? 350 × 165 × 333 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 13.11 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 6146B final
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NEC-CQ-000110 SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000560 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-002020