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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz.
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.5-30 MHz 0.09-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity ? ? 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz
0.5 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output 100 W (10m: 50 W) 150 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 24V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 36W
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
? 480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000100D JRC-JST-000135 JRC-NRD-000302A