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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  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 Channelized 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 26.965-27.255 MHz (26.965-27.405 MHz) 136-174 / 245-260 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
Sensitivity ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV) ? 0.2 µV
Selectivity SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. SSB: 9.000 MHz
CW: 9.007 MHz
? 1st: 38.850 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? > 65 dB
Audio output 500 mw (10% THD, 8 ohm) ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 26.965-27.255 MHz (26.965-27.405 MHz) 136-174 / 245-260 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
RF-output 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W) 3.5 W 5 / 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC ? 7.4 V DC (Li-ion battery pack)
Current RX 0.6 A ? ?
TX 20 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic) Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
? 60 × 98 × 42 mm
(2.36 × 3.86 × 1.65 in)
Weight 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) ? 340 gr (12.0 oz) with battery
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AGC
RIT
XIT
IF fine tune (shift)
RF gain
Noise blanker
AM VOX
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Waterproof to IP-66/67 standard
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NCG-000010/160M HY-GAIN-III-(002703) KYD-IP-VU000001A