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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 15 m 0.15-29.9 / 87.5-108 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.4 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 7 kHz @ -6 dB
21 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Crystal controlled single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 7 W 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 15 m - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? 2.8 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12V DC, 6LR20 and 3LR6 batteries or mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1986 and 1989 in Hong Kong Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 320 × 180 × 250 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 9.84 in)
143 × 178 × 290 mm
(5.63 × 7.01 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 4.11 kg (9.1 lbs) 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Built-in clock ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NCG-000015SB PHILIPS-D-002999PLL E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-II