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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter

General

HAM bands 6m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ±3 ppm ? ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-34 MHz (114-174 / 423-456 MHz option) 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) -
Modulations All mode   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 1.6-34 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity AUX (12 kHz with no filter)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR (option)
[FM] > 12 kHz
60 dB ?
Filters 2 / 4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.45399-70.453 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 0.5 W @ 4 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) 160-10m + WARC
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W 10W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 / 600Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) or 7.2-13.8V DC external 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 25-100 mA -
TX - 0.8-1.8 A 6A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1992 in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 132 × 287 mm
(13.39 × 5.20 × 11.30 in)
65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CW-filter options
Clock Timer
Dimmer
Noise Blanker
Notch Filter
Passband Tuning
RS232
RTTY demodulator
Scan/Sweep
Tone Control
CTCSS and DTMF ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000525 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000404 JRC-NSD-000515S