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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.525-1.61 / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? FM: 2µV
MW: 14µV
SW: 0.5µV
0.2 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 2195 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/SW 1st: 1.985 MHz
SW 2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? 60dB
Audio output ? 3W max, 8 ohm 500mW @ <5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SMA
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 4LR20 / D 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? 7W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 419 × 254 × 254 mm
(16.50 × 10.00 × 10.00 in)
305 × 200 × 100 mm
(12.01 × 7.87 × 3.94 in)
57 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) without batteries 206 gr (7.3 oz) with antenna and battery
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 1750 Hz
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder / decoder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RME-004350A NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RF-002200 WOUXUN-KG-000819