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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
EUR 249
USD 704
USD 231 ~ USD 428 (similar rigs)
Rating 1 review 1 review
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 ?
Tuning steps 25 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV) 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth)
Selectivity SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. SSB: 9.000 MHz
CW: 9.007 MHz
?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB > 60 dB
Audio output 500 mw (10% THD, 8 ohm) 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W) 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz)
Current RX 0.6 A 100 W
TX 20 A 400 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic) Between 1971 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
Weight 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) 15.90 kg (35.1 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
Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
Accessories ? ?
MPN NCG-000010/160M SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007A