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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? 100 Hz or less after 30 minutes ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 15 m 160-10m 550 kHz - 33.5 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.3µV S/N 10dB or more
AM: 1µV S/N 6dB or more
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 0.6kHz (-6dB) 1.6kHz (-60dB)
AM: 2.4kHz (-6dB) 4.5kHz (-60dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 9MHz 465 kHz
Image rejection ? >60dB ?
Audio output ? 3W (10% distortion) 7 W

Transmitter

TX-range 15 m 160-10m -
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W SSB/CW: 280W, AM: 80W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-15V DC or mains Mains (105-125 V AC)
Current RX ? 70W max ?
TX ? 320W max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1946 and 194x in Seattle, Washington
Dimensions ? 334 × 322 × 153 mm
(13.15 × 12.68 × 6.02 in)
178 × 95 × 149 mm
(7.01 × 3.74 × 5.87 in)
Weight ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NCG-000015SB NEC-CQ-000110 NORTHERN-RADIO-COMPANY-N000605-E