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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-30 / 48-54 MHz 0.09-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC/ 6 m -
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output 5-100 W 7-150 W (AM: 3-50 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1992 in Japan Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 350 × 130 × 305 mm
(13.78 × 5.12 × 12.01 in)
489 × 190 × 305 mm
(19.25 × 7.48 × 12.01 in)
Weight ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000125 JRC-JST-000245 JRC-NRD-000091