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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 30-54 / 137-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations All mode   CW   SSB   DSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 1 µV
Selectivity ? ? 10 kHz (-6 dB)
20 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? 8 W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 350 × 130 × 305 mm
(13.78 × 5.12 × 12.01 in)
? 210 × 52 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.05 × 6.89 in)
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) ? 650 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000145 JRC-NRD-000071 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000508