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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.09-30 MHz 110-180 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity 6 > 6 kHz
2.2 > 2.4 kHz
0.5 > optional
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 1.6-30 MHz: >70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 4 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 5 W, Low: 0.3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains, 110/115/220/230 VAC, 50/60 Hz 24V DC or mains 4-12V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 140 mA
TX - - Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 1979 Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1993 and 199x
Dimensions 340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
489 × 190 × 305 mm
(19.25 × 7.48 × 12.01 in)
57 × 102 × 26 mm
(2.24 × 4.02 × 1.02 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) with FNB-31
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 150 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RIT, NB ? Keyboard
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000505 JRC-NRD-000091 YAESU-FT-000011R