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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
UHF Aircraft Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz (AM, SSB)
87-108 MHz (FM)
118-137 MHz (AM)
225-400 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   FM   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? AM 0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM 118-137 MHz: 4 µV (1000 Hz, 30% mod)
W-FM: 4 µV (20 dB S/N, mono)
SSB: 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
?
Selectivity ? AM/SSB (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <12 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB (BW=4 kHz)
>4 kHz (-6 dB), <9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB (BW=2.3 kHz)
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <5 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? PLL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB (0.1-30 / 118-137 MHz) >50 dB (87-108 MHz) ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker / headphones ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 225-400 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   - AM  
RF-output 5-100 W - 9 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 F-type + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 9V DC (Mains or 6×D cells) ?
Current RX ? 510-830 mA ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1992 in Japan Between 200x and 200x in China Between 194x and 195x in USA
Dimensions ? 506 × 235 × 226 mm
(19.92 × 9.25 × 8.90 in)
?
Weight ? 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) with power supply ?
Form factor Base Station Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 70 channels in 1 bank(s) 18 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features ? ANL
Dual clock
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000125 TECSUN-HAM-002000 MILITARY-AN/ARC-000027