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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz. 1 ppm/month, 1 Hz/°C after 15 min. warm-up at 25°C typical
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-30 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) 0.25 µV (-118 dBm or better) for 10 dB S:N
Selectivity 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz [Optional]
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB 80 dB
Audio output 1 Watts at 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
RF-output ? 150 W (200 W high power option)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 24 V DC or mains 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX 36 W ?
TX - Max 40 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1981 and 1984 in USA
Dimensions 480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
412 × 198 × 452 mm
(16.22 × 7.80 × 17.80 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 9 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO. Full QSK Computer control
Accessories ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000301A SIGNAL/ONE-MILSPEC-001030