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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour. ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.1-29.9999 MHz 162.400-162.550 MHz (fixed channels)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB 0.3µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 2.4 / 6 kHz
0.6 kHz optional
25kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 4 Ohms, requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output 100 W (10m: 50 W) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 RCA (Tulip) + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 9V DC or 6×AA
Current RX ? 50W 200 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
152 × 181 × 40 mm
(5.98 × 7.13 × 1.57 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 395 gr (13.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) None 7 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Attenuator, NB, Mute Terminals, ANL, Line Out Jack, RIT, BFO, AGC, PBT, Speaker Output, MW Tune, Up-Down Tuning, Dial Lock, RF Gain, Int./Ext. VFO Switch. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000100D JRC-NRD-000515 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HAZARD-ALERT