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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  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 ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.5-1.6 MHz / 75 / 49 / 31 / 25 / 19 m / 76-108 MHz 0.15-30 / 65-220 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV) ? < 0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
? 12.5 kHz < -60 dB
25 kHz < -70 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. SSB: 9.000 MHz
CW: 9.007 MHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 500 mw (10% THD, 8 ohm) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W) ? 5-50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC ?V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 0.6 A Max 40 mA 500 mA
TX 20 A - 9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic) Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan Between 2010 and 201x in China
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
180 × 120 × 35 mm
(7.09 × 4.72 × 1.38 in)
?
Weight 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) 640 gr (1.4 lbs) including batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AGC
RIT
XIT
IF fine tune (shift)
RF gain
Noise blanker
? DTMF-mic
Detachable front panel
Called ID
Twin RX
Cross-band repeater
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NCG-000010/160M SONY-ICF-007600 LUTHOR-TLM-000007