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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? None  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1 / 1 kHz Fixed channels 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz VHF-LO 30-50 MHz
VHF-HI 148-174 MHz
0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   DSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV (20 dB quieting) SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
Selectivity ? 18 kHz (-6 dB)
34 kHz (-50 dB)
?
Filters ? ? SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz
Receiver system ? XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 2W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50-75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 24V DC ? 12V DC
Current RX ? ? 500mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 1998 and 200x in UK
Dimensions 480 × 149 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.42 in)
273 × 83 × 254 mm
(10.75 × 3.27 × 10.00 in)
205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
Video output
TV sound output
Hamcomm I/F
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000072 20-121 FAIRHAVEN-RD000500VX