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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 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 ? ±10 ppm 5-60 mins ±2 after 1 hour ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz 10 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.09-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FAX   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB ?
Selectivity ? AUX (12 kHz)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR > 1 kHz in "D"
[FM] > 12 kHz
?
Filters ? ? 6 / 3 / 1 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.45399 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 97 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 600Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx in Japan Between 1991 and 1998 Between 1979 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 330 × 130 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 11.02 in)
480 × 149 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 9.07 kg (20.0 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000110D JRC-NRD-000535 JRC-NRD-000075