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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Converter
4 meter SSB/CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  2m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Variable Speed Tuning VST

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 144 to 3.5/7/14/21/28 MHz 69.9-70.4 (4m) MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth) ? -130dbm MDS
Selectivity SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
? 3.0 kHz (-6dB), shape factor: 1.7
500 Hz (-6dB), shape factor: 2.4
Filters ? ? 3.0 kHz / 500 hz
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ? 100 dB
Audio output 1 W ? 1 Watt at 1% THD, 1.5 W at 5%

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144 to 3.5/7/14/21/28 MHz 69.9-70.4 (4m) MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz) ? 10 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz) 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 100 W ? 650 mA
TX 400 W 7 A max 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 197x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx in Japan Between 2014 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
146 × 50 × 192 mm
(5.75 × 1.97 × 7.56 in)
221 × 100 × 221 mm
(8.70 × 3.94 × 8.70 in)
Weight 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
Input power: 2.5W / 10W switchable Analoge S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007A TOKYO-HY-POWER-HX-000240 NOBLE-RADIO-NR-000004SC