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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  15m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz. ? ±20 ppm
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-30 MHz 15 m 2m (144-146/148 MHz depending on region)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz [Optional]
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 Watts at 8 Ohms Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 15 m 2m (144-146/148 MHz depending on region)
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 20 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 24 V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains or 13.8V DC
Current RX 36 W ? -
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between and
Dimensions 480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
? 161 × 111 × 261 mm
(6.34 × 4.37 × 10.28 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000301A KANTRONICS-KT-000115 ICOM-DV-000021