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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ≤ ±200 Hz within 1 hour ≤ ±20 Hz after 1 hour ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 25 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz 1 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 1.6-12 MHz 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV) ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
? ?
Filters ? 2.4 kHz ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. SSB: 9.000 MHz
CW: 9.007 MHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 500 mw (10% THD, 8 ohm) ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 1.6-12 MHz 136-174 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W) 30/100 W 1 / 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC 24/12V DC, 110/220V AC 7.4 V DC Li-ion, 1800 mAh
Current RX 0.6 A ? 380 mA max
TX 20 A ? 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic) Between 1975 and 1988 in East Germany Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
? 110 × 58 × 32 mm
(4.33 × 2.28 × 1.26 in)
Weight 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 670 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AGC
RIT
XIT
IF fine tune (shift)
RF gain
Noise blanker
? LED Flashlight
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF
1750 Hz
VOX
PC programmable
Waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NCG-000010/160M RFT-SEG-000100 BAOFENG-UV-000005X