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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour. ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-29.9999 MHz 7 / 21 / 28 / 50 MHz 20 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB ? 0.25µV typical for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz
0.6 kHz optional
? 4 pole crystal ladder filter (1 kHz nominal bandwidth)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion superhet, JFET mixer
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 6.14 MHz
Image rejection > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 4 Ohms, requires external speaker ? 300 mW @ 4 ohms. Built-in 4" speaker in top of cabinet.

Transmitter

TX-range - RX 0.5-30 MHz 20 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? Max 10 W 3W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12-14V DC
Current RX 50W ? 35-80mA
TX - ? 800mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 20xx
Dimensions 340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
? 152 × 70 × 152 mm
(5.98 × 2.76 × 5.98 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? 1.02 kg (2.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Attenuator, NB, Mute Terminals, ANL, Line Out Jack, RIT, BFO, AGC, PBT, Speaker Output, MW Tune, Up-Down Tuning, Dial Lock, RF Gain, Int./Ext. VFO Switch. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000515 KENWOOD-TS-000670 TEN-TEC-001320