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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m 
Freq. stability ≤ ±200 Hz within 1 hour ≤ ±20 Hz after 1 hour 0.5 p.p.m. (0°C to 60°C)
Tuning steps 25 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV) Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
Selectivity SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end
IF-freqs. SSB: 9.000 MHz
CW: 9.007 MHz
1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ.
Audio output 500 mw (10% THD, 8 ohm) 600 ohm line audio

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC ?
Current RX 0.6 A ?
TX 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic) Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Headless

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
DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ?
MPN NCG-000010/160M WINRADIO-WR-G000315E