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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm (0 to 60 C) 0.5 p.p.m. (0°C to 60°C)
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 9 kHz - 30 MHz 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit)
Modulations All mode   N-AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? Mode 0.009-0.1 MHz 0.1-2 MHz 2-30 MHz
AM 9.0V 2.2V 0.9V
LSB, USB 3.0V 0.7V 0.3V
CW 1.2V 0.2V 0.1V
FM3, FM6, FMN 2.2V 0.4V 0.2V
Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
Selectivity ? AM 6 kHz
AMN 4 kHz
AMS 4 kHz
LSB, USB 2.5 kHz
CW 500 Hz
FM3 3 kHz
FM6 6 kHz
FMN 12 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 kHz
1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ.
Audio output ? ? 600 ohm line audio

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations All mode   - -
RF-output 7-150 W (AM: 3-50 W) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Drawn from ISA-bus ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 200x and 200x Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 350 × 130 × 305 mm
(13.78 × 5.12 × 12.01 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz) 330 gr (11.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station PC-card Headless

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000145 WINRADIO-WR-G000303I WINRADIO-WR-G000315E