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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.525-31 MHz / 88-108 MHz 10-80 m 522-1620 kHz / 1.7-30 / 87-108 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 3 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 3 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 4.5V DC (3 × R6 batteries)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 482 × 200 × 354 mm
(18.98 × 7.87 × 13.94 in)
? 142 × 86 × 28 mm
(5.59 × 3.39 × 1.10 in)
Weight 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) less batteries ? 453 gr (16.0 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 600 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000048 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000515) TECSUN-PL-000450