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Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Transceiver
4-band HF transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? <5 Hz after 5 minute warm up at 30c (<10 Hz after 30 minute operation @ 40 °C)
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz (USA)
0.15-0.4 / 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz (Europe)
26.965-27.255 MHz 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 9.99-10.150 / 18.068-18.168 MHz
Modulations AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.3 µV
Selectivity ? ? -3 dB/ 2.6 kHz -40 dB / 4.5 kHz
Filters ? ? 300 / 500 / 1.3 / 1.6 / 1.9 / 2.2 / 2.5 kHz (DSP)
Receiver system ? ? DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 Watt with 8 ohm speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 9.99-10.150 / 18.068-18.168 MHz
(40 / 30 / 20 / 17 m)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? W 5 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep - -
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 9V DC (6LR20 / D) ? ?
Current RX ? ? 250-270 mA
TX - ? 1200 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 381 × 246 × 120 mm
(15.00 × 9.69 × 4.72 in)
? 104 × 70 × 38 mm
(4.09 × 2.76 × 1.50 in)
Weight 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) ? 360 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 128×64 pixels LCD
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000028 PEARCE-SIMPSON-BEARCAT-000023 LNR-PRECISION-FX-000004