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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-29.9999 MHz - 1.5-30 MHz (230 – 530 kHz optional)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB ? CW: 0.2 µV (6 dB S/N)
AM: 1.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz
0.6 kHz optional
? Variable 0.3-5 kHz (–6 dB)
Formfactor -6/-60 dB: 1:4 at 5 kHz bandwidth
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Tube driver and final Single conversion, 10 tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 1326 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ? > 60 dB
Audio output 1 W @ 4 Ohms, requires external speaker ? 2 W/4000 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains (110/125/220 V AC +/-10% 40-60 Hz, 65 W and 220V DC +/-10%, 85 W)
Current RX 50W - ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1952 and 1957 in West Germany
Dimensions 340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
? 552 × 356 × 340 mm
(21.73 × 14.02 × 13.39 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? 44.00 kg (97.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
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 KENWOOD-T-000599D SIEMENS-000745-E303