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Portable Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 40m  15m  ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 7-7.1 / 21-21.45 MHz 1.7-4.5 / 4.5-12.6 / 12.6-32 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 2 µV
Selectivity ? 10 kHz @ -25 dB without crystal filter
400 Hz with crystal filter
Filters ? Optional 400 Hz crystal filter
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1600 kHz
2nd: 450 kz
Image rejection ? 45 / 60 / 90 dB
Audio output ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 15 + 40m -
Modulations CW   SSB   -
RF-output 1/10 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 400Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC Mains (110 / 220 V AC)
Current RX ? 65 W
TX 3 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1986 in Japan Between 1947 and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 250 × 115 × 90 mm
(9.84 × 4.53 × 3.54 in)
425 × 222 × 254 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 10.00 in)
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. battery and antenna 14.97 kg (33.0 lbs)
Form factor Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? BFO
Noise limiter
AVC
Standby switch
Accessories ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000010 EDDYSTONE-000640