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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF airband receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ±10 ppm 5-60 mins ±2 after 1 hour ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.09-30 MHz 108-142 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FAX   AM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB ?
Selectivity ? AUX (12 kHz)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR > 1 kHz in "D"
[FM] > 12 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.45399 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 97 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations All mode   - -
RF-output 7-150 W (AM: 3-50 W) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 / 600Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 199x in Japan Between 1991 and 1998 Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 350 × 130 × 305 mm
(13.78 × 5.12 × 12.01 in)
330 × 130 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 11.02 in)
?
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 9.07 kg (20.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000145 JRC-NRD-000535 SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000550