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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

Current value
EUR 249
USD 704
USD 203 ~ USD 377 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ≤ ±200 Hz within 1 hour ≤ ±20 Hz after 1 hour 100 Hz or less after 30 minutes
Tuning steps 25 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 160-10m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV) SSB/CW: 0.3µV S/N 10dB or more
AM: 1µV S/N 6dB or more
Selectivity SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
SSB/CW: 0.6kHz (-6dB) 1.6kHz (-60dB)
AM: 2.4kHz (-6dB) 4.5kHz (-60dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Single conversion
IF-freqs. SSB: 9.000 MHz
CW: 9.007 MHz
9MHz
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB >60dB
Audio output 500 mw (10% THD, 8 ohm) 3W (10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 160-10m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W) SSB/CW: 280W, AM: 80W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/100Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX 0.6 A 70W max
TX 20 A 320W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic) Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
334 × 322 × 153 mm
(13.15 × 12.68 × 6.02 in)
Weight 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AGC
RIT
XIT
IF fine tune (shift)
RF gain
Noise blanker
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Accessories ? ?
MPN NCG-000010/160M NEC-CQ-000110