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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ≤ ±200 Hz within 1 hour ≤ ±20 Hz after 1 hour ? ?
Tuning steps 25 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz Channelized Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 26.965-27.255 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM  
Sensitivity ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
? ?
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) ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 26.965-27.255 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM  
RF-output 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W) 1.5 W 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC ? 13.8 V DC
Current RX 0.6 A ? 0.2 A
TX 20 A ? 1.0 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic) Between 1973 and 1975 Between 197x and 198x
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
90 × 215 × 40 mm
(3.54 × 8.46 × 1.57 in)
179 × 56 × 211 mm
(7.05 × 2.20 × 8.31 in)
Weight 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 1.85 kg (4.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 3 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features AGC
RIT
XIT
IF fine tune (shift)
RF gain
Noise blanker
? 5 scanning memories
ANL
PA
SelCall
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NCG-000010/160M ZODIAC-P-003003 ZODIAC-SEARCHER-000040