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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±10 ppm 5-60 mins ±2 after 1 hour
Tuning steps ? ? 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 148-174 / 380-430 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.09-30 MHz
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB
Selectivity ? ? AUX (12 kHz)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR > 1 kHz in "D"
[FM] > 12 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 70.45399 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 97 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz)
Audio output ? ? 1 W @ 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - All mode   -
RF-output ? 7-150 W (AM: 3-50 W) ?

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne + Built-in telescopic SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50 / 600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 1991 and 1998
Dimensions 240 × 100 × 160 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 6.30 in)
350 × 130 × 305 mm
(13.78 × 5.12 × 12.01 in)
330 × 130 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 11.02 in)
Weight ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 9.07 kg (20.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000009 JRC-JST-000145 JRC-NRD-000535