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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) FM: 0.15 µV (10 dB)
SSB: 0.06 µV (10 dB)
Selectivity ? 6 > 6 kHz
2.2 > 2.4 kHz
0.5 > optional
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? 1.6-30 MHz: >70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 10 W ? 10 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains, 110/115/220/230 VAC, 50/60 Hz 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? Max 1.4 A
TX ? - Max 2.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1977 and 1979 Between 1975 and 197x in West Germany
Dimensions 348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
307 × 117 × 260 mm
(12.09 × 4.61 × 10.24 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK RIT, NB ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000100S JRC-NRD-000505 BRAUN-SE-000401