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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  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 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
0.09-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   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 + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   -
RF-output 100 W Hi 2.5 W, Lo 0.3 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 10.8V DC (Max 13.0V DC) 24V DC or mains
Current RX ? Max 150 mA 36W
TX ? Max 700 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx Between 199x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 61 × 168 × 49 mm
(2.40 × 6.61 × 1.93 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 720 gr (1.6 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000110D YAESU-FT-000208R JRC-NRD-000302A