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HF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? 100 Hz or less after 30 minutes ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 21-21.5 MHz 160-10m 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.3µV S/N 10dB or more
AM: 1µV S/N 6dB or more
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 0.6kHz (-6dB) 1.6kHz (-60dB)
AM: 2.4kHz (-6dB) 4.5kHz (-60dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion DSP
IF-freqs. ? 9MHz ?
Image rejection ? >60dB ?
Audio output ? 3W (10% distortion) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 21-21.5 MHz 160-10m -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output SSB: 20 W (PEP), CW: 20 W SSB/CW: 280W, AM: 80W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50/100Ω 50/450Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-15V DC or mains Mains
Current RX Max 700 mA 70W max 35 W
TX Max 5 A 320W max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
334 × 322 × 153 mm
(13.15 × 12.68 × 6.02 in)
482 × 133 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 20.00 in)
Weight 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TOKYO-HY-POWER-HT-000115 NEC-CQ-000110 WATKINS-JOHNSON-HF-001000A