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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 0.2 PPM ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz 9 / 10 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-30 MHz 0.15-108 MHz (115.15-223 MHz with optional FRQ-80 converter) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK   FAX   AM   N-FM   W-FM   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 2µV SSB 1.6-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity 6.0 / 3.0 / 2.7 / 1.0 / 0.5 / 0.3 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple Conversion Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st 70.455 MHz
2nd 455 kHz
3rd 17 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1W 400 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 50/35 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna - TNC + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 6V DC (4 × LR6 or external adapter) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 0.6 A
TX - - Max 11.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 480 × 149 × 294 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.57 in)
90 × 182 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.17 × 1.97 in)
140 × 40 × 155 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000630 SONY-ICF-PRO-000080-(HI-SCAN) YAESU-FT-005200