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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
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)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-3 10 ppm (0 to 60 C)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 Hz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz (general coverage) 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 MHz with optional downconverter)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) @ 3 kHz BW ? Mode 0.15-500 MHz 500-1800 MHz
AM, AMS 1.7V 1.85V
LSB, USB 0.35V 0.37V
CW 0.2V 0.25V
FM3, FM6, FMN 0.7V 0.8V
FMW (optional) 2.0V 2.0V
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
FMW (optional) 230 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne with software-defined last IF stage and demodulator
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 12 kHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? 60 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 5-100 W (100% duty cycle) SSB/CW/FM: 100 W, AM: 25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 13.8V DC ?
Current RX Max 1.5 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x Between 1990 and 1994 in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 310 gr (10.9 oz)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 39 IF-DSP filters. Spectrum scope. Auto-ATU option Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
DSP
Trunking option
12 kHz IF2 output
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-JUPITER-(000538) YAESU-FT-000890 WINRADIO-WR-G000305E