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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.09-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD (Preamp ON)

AM
0.5-1.605 MHz; ≥ 12.6 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 2.0 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW
2.1 kHz/-6 dB, 4.0 kHz/-60 dB

AM
6.0 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 1.605-2 / 3.5-4 / 5-8 / 9-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 5-100 W ? 5-100 W (AM 5-25 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 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 1.3-2.1 A
TX ? - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1992 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 489 × 190 × 305 mm
(19.25 × 7.48 × 12.01 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000125 JRC-NRD-000091 ICOM-IC-000077