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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  33cm  6m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 68-88 / 118-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (Europe) 430-436 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 68-88 MHz: ? µV
118-137 MHz: 2 µV
137-174 MHz: 1 µV
380-512 MHz: 1 µV
806-960 MHz: 2 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 430-436 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   - CW   SSB  
RF-output 5-100 W ? 3 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in telescopic SO-239 + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 8 / 13 W 40 mA
TX ? - Max 1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1992 in Japan Between 199x and 199x in China (By GRE) Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 216 × 82 × 171 mm
(8.50 × 3.23 × 6.73 in)
61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
Weight ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VXO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000125 20-9461 ICOM-IC-000302