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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? less than 100 Hz drift ?
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz Fixed channels

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.01-30 MHz in 500 kHz bands 144-171 / 450-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239 + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains (115/230 V AC) 13.8 V DC / Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1975 and 197x Between 1972 and 1973 in USA Between 1975 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 440 × 160 × 360 mm
(17.32 × 6.30 × 14.17 in)
152 × 57 × 191 mm
(5.98 × 2.24 × 7.52 in)
Weight ? ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Solid state 8 crystal controlled channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RJX-001011D GALAXY-R-001530 SBE-SENTINEL-VI