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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz (USA)
0.15-0.4 / 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz (Europe)
0.5-29.995 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W 1 / 10 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 9V DC (6LR20 / D) 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 4 A ?
TX - 4 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan Between 1992 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 381 × 246 × 120 mm
(15.00 × 9.69 × 4.72 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
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Weight 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 3 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000028 ICOM-IC-000732S BELCOM-LS-000020F