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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Amateur HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
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 ? 1 Hz, Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-30 MHz 7 / 21 / 28 / 50 MHz 0.01-55 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   FM   CW   SSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
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 [Optional]
0.3 kHz [Optional]
? Software defined
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne ? Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? Software defined
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 Watts at 8 Ohms ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - RX 0.5-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output ? Max 10 W 1-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2014 and 20xx in India
Dimensions 480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
? 265 × 80 × 220 mm
(10.43 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000301A KENWOOD-TS-000670 APACHE-LABS-ANAN-000200D