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General |
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| HAM bands | 160m 80m 60m 40m 30m (WARC) 20m 17m (WARC) 15m 12m (WARC) 11m (CB) 6m 2m 1.25m 70cm 33cm 23cm 10m 4m | ? | 11m (CB) 6m 2m 1.25m 70cm 33cm 23cm 10m 4m |
| Freq. stability | ? | ±10ppm or less for 5min. to 60min. after tuning the power on, thereafter ±2 ppm or less per hour, and ±0.5 ppm or less (with option TCXO installed) | ? |
| Tuning steps | ? | 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz | ? |
Receiver |
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| RX-range | 0.53-2040 MHz (will tune down to 100 kHz - cellular blocked in the US) |
0.1-2000 MHz (NRD-545G) 0.1-824 / 849-869 / 894-1850 / 1910-1930 / 1990-2000 MHz (NRD-545U) |
25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) |
| Modulations | AM N-AM W-AM S-FM N-FM W-FM CW USB LSB | AM AM-sync FM W-FM CW USB LSB RTTY | AM N-FM W-FM |
| Sensitivity |
530 kHz - 1.9 MHz AM: 3.5 µV (10dB S/N) 1.9 MHz - 30 MHz AM: 2.0 µV (10dB S/N) 30 MHz - 470 MHz AM: 1.0 µV (10dB S/N) N-FM: 0.35 µV (12dB SINAD) W-FM: 1.0 µV (12dB SINAD) 470 MHz - 820 MHz N-FM: 0.5 µV (12dB SINAD) 820 MHz - 2040 MHz N-FM: 2.5 µV (12dB SINAD) |
LSB/USB/CW/RTTY 2,4 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N < 5,0 µV (0,100...0,499999 MHz), < 2,0 µV (0,5...1,599999 MHz), < 0,32 µV (1,6...29,999999 MHz) AM 2,4 kHz, 30% AM-modulation with 400 Hz < 15,8 µV (0,100...0,499999 MHz), < 6,3 µV (0,5...1,599999 MHz), < 2,0 µV (1,6...29,999999 MHz), < 3,2 µV (30...1000 MHz), < 3,2 µV (1260...1300 MHz) N-FM 12 dB SINAD < 0,5 µV (1,6...29,999999 MHz), < 0,8 µV (30...1000 MHz)< < 0,8 µV (1260...1300 MHz) W-FM 12 dB SINAD < 2,0 µV (30...1000 MHz) with optional CHE-199 |
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| Selectivity |
SSB/N-AM: 3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60dB) AM/S-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40dB) W-AM/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40dB) W-FM: 150 kHz (-3 dB), 380 kHz (-20dB) |
WIDE 4.5 kHz Better than 4,5 kHz (-6dB), less then 8,0 kHz (-60 db) INTER 2.4 kHz Better than 2,4 kHz (-6 dB), less then 5,0 kHz (-60 db) NARROW 1 kHz Better than 1,0 kHz (-6 dB), less then 4,0 kHz (-60 dB) FM 10 kHz Better than 10 kHz (-6 dB) |
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| Filters | ? | 10Hz - 10kHz in 10 Hz steps | ? |
| Receiver system | Triple conversion superheterodyne | Triple conversion + DSP | ? |
| IF-freqs. |
1st: 754.850 or 243.850 MHz 2nd: 45.05 MHz 3rd: 455 kHz |
1st: 70.445 MHz 2nd: 455 kHz 3rd 20.22 kHz (DSP) |
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| Image rejection | ? | > 70 dB | ? |
| Audio output | 800 mW (8 Ohms) max @ 10% THD | 1 W @ (4 ohms @ 10% THD) | ? |
Transmitter |
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| TX-range | - | - | - |
| Modulations | - | - | - |
| RF-output | ? | - | ? |
Connections |
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| Antenna | BNC | SO-239 + Clamps / screws | BNC |
| Impedance | 50Ω | 50 / 600Ω | 50Ω |
| Other | - | - | - |
Electrical |
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| Power req. | 10.8-16V DC | 13.8V DC or mains | 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter) |
| Current RX | 400 mA typical, 40 mA standby | 40 W max | ? |
| TX | - | - | - |
Physical |
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| Manufactured | Between 2000 and 200x | Between 199x and 200x in Japan | Between 2002 and 200x in Japan |
| Dimensions |
155 × 57 × 195 mm (6.10 × 2.24 × 7.68 in) |
330 × 130 × 285 mm (12.99 × 5.12 × 11.22 in) |
64 × 177 × 44 mm (2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in) |
| Weight | 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) (MW bar aerial included) | 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) approx. | 255 gr (9.0 oz) |
| Form factor | Mobile | Base Station | Handheld |
Other features |
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| Memories | 1000 channels in 20 bank(s) @ 37 channels/second | 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) | 300 channels in 1 bank(s) |
| Usage | Amateur / Ham radio operators | Amateur / Ham radio operators | Amateur / Ham radio operators |
| Features | RS232 port. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception. Slot card options include speech descrambler, extra memory channels, tone eliminator and more. | DSP, RS-232, RTTY demodulator, Timer | PC-controllable (Serial DB9) |
| Accessories | ? | ? | AC-E60HG AC adapter |
| MPN | AOR-AR-008600 | JRC-NRD-000545 | SONY-ICF-SC000001-PC |
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