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Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.525-30 / 88-108 MHz 0.525-31 MHz / 88-108 MHz 3-32 MHz
0.5-3 MHz with reduced sensitivity
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 1.4µV ? 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity 3 / 7 kHz (-6dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? SDR using high-performance 32-bit floating-point DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m ham bands
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 80-15m: 10W max, 12-10m: 8W max

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + Built-in sweep - BNC
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC (8×LR20 / D) 13.8V DC or mains 6.5-14V DC
Current RX ? ? 135 mA
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1985 in Japan Between 1976 and 1978 in Japan Between 2016 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 370 × 122 × 241 mm
(14.57 × 4.80 × 9.49 in)
482 × 200 × 354 mm
(18.98 × 7.87 × 13.94 in)
147 × 71 × 38 mm
(5.79 × 2.80 × 1.50 in)
Weight 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) less batteries 370 gr (13.1 oz) without options
Form factor Handheld Unknown Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in PSK/TTY decode/encode
Built-in QSK keyer
Built-in speaker
Low-profile knops and feet
Rear tilt foot
High contrast alphanumeric LCD
Integrated numeric keypad for direct frequency entry
Computer control via supplied USB or RS232 cable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RF-003100 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RF-004800 ELECRAFT-KX000002