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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 148-174 / 450-470 MHz 141-149.995 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 21.40 MHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W into 8 ohm @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - FM  
RF-output 10 W ? High: 25 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains / 12V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1973 and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
273 × 83 × 244 mm
(10.75 × 3.27 × 9.61 in)
140 × 40 × 124 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.88 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 12 channels/second 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000100S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000088 DRAGON-SY-000550