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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz.
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.09-30 MHz 0.09-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity ? ? 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz
0.5 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 24V DC or mains 24V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 36W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1992 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 489 × 190 × 305 mm
(19.25 × 7.48 × 12.01 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000125 JRC-NRD-000091 JRC-NRD-000302A