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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Marine Shortwave Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? Short term: 5 Hz, long term: 25 Hz (o°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps ? 0.01 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 28-29.7 MHz 0.09-30 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? MF: ≥ 16 dB / 1 µV
HF: ≥ 10 dB / 1 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ? SSB: 300 Hz @ -6 dB / 2700 Hz @ -60 dB
AM: 2.7 kHz @ -6 dB / 10 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 0.3 / 1.5 / 2.7 / 6 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.6085 / 16.6085 MHz
2nd: 600 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 4 W / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 28-29.7 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 50 W, Low: 5 W ? -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Proprietary
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 24V DC or mains Mains, 12/24 V DC
Current RX Max 300 mA ? ?
TX Max 10 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 140 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
489 × 190 × 305 mm
(19.25 × 7.48 × 12.01 in)
?
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? LCD frequency readout
2182 kHz watchkeeping channel
10-digit keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AZDEN-PCS-007801HN JRC-NRD-000092M SAILOR-R001119