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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour. ± 0.2 PPM ?
Tuning steps Continuous 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-29.9999 MHz 0.09-30 MHz 15-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK   FAX   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB 2µV SSB 1.6-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz
0.6 kHz optional
6.0 / 3.0 / 2.7 / 1.0 / 0.5 / 0.3 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple Conversion Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st 70.455 MHz
2nd 455 kHz
3rd 17 kHz
?
Image rejection > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) > 70 dB ?
Audio output 1 W @ 4 Ohms, requires external speaker 1W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 15-160 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 24V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 50W ? 300-500 mA
TX - - Max 16 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan Between 2007 and 200x Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
480 × 149 × 294 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.57 in)
250 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.84 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 300 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Attenuator, NB, Mute Terminals, ANL, Line Out Jack, RIT, BFO, AGC, PBT, Speaker Output, MW Tune, Up-Down Tuning, Dial Lock, RF Gain, Int./Ext. VFO Switch. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000515 JRC-NRD-000630 ATLAS-000215