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Desktop VHF Transceiver
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Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  40m  15m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ ±200 Hz within 1 hour ≤ ±20 Hz after 1 hour ?
Tuning steps ? 25 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz in 8 bands 10-160 m 40/15/6 m
Modulations All mode   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV) 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
SSB: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB)
CW: 400 Hz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
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 50-54 MHz in 8 bands 10-160 m 40/15/6 m
Modulations All mode   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10 W 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W) Max 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains / 12 V DC Mains or 12 V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 0.6 A Max 600 mA
TX ? 20 A Max 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic) Between 1984 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
246 × 99 × 269 mm
(9.69 × 3.90 × 10.59 in)
Weight ? 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) None
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
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RJX-000661 NCG-000010/160M NCG-000007/21/50