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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 430-440 MHz 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-912 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   All mode   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   All mode   -
RF-output 100 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? Max 1 A ?
TX ? Max 7.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1985 and 198x
Dimensions ? 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
270 × 89 × 203 mm
(10.63 × 3.50 × 7.99 in)
Weight ? 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 2 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Weather
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000110D KENWOOD-TR-000851E UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000800XLT