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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ± 0.2 PPM ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz 20 / 100 / 500 Hz / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.09-30 MHz 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK   FAX   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 2µV SSB 1.6-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
Selectivity ? 6.0 / 3.0 / 2.7 / 1.0 / 0.5 / 0.3 kHz 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
Filters ? ? 5.8 kHz AM and 2.5 kHz SSB
Receiver system ? Triple Conversion Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st 70.455 MHz
2nd 455 kHz
3rd 17 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1W 2 watts into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output 150 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 24V DC or mains 12V DC / 10 AA cells
Current RX ? ? 350-800 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 2007 and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? 480 × 149 × 294 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.57 in)
232 × 100 × 225 mm
(9.13 × 3.94 × 8.86 in)
Weight ? 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000135 JRC-NRD-000630 PALSTAR-RC000030A