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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur Speaker

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  None 
Freq. stability ±3 ppm ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-34 MHz (114-174 / 423-456 MHz option) 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) ?
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 1.6-34 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB ? ?
Selectivity AUX (12 kHz with no filter)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR (option)
[FM] > 12 kHz
? ?
Filters 2 / 4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.45399-70.453 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 0.5 W @ 4 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) ?
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   All mode  
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance 50 / 600Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - Clamps input
Tulip line out

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC None
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1992 in Japan Between 2002 and 200x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 132 × 287 mm
(13.39 × 5.20 × 11.30 in)
? ?
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CW-filter options
Clock Timer
Dimmer
Noise Blanker
Notch Filter
Passband Tuning
RS232
RTTY demodulator
Scan/Sweep
Tone Control
Dual 32-bit IF-DSP. True diversity reception capability with twin RX. Real-time spectrum display. Built-in keyer. Flash-ROM BIOS. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000525 TEN-TEC-ORION-(000565) KENWOOD-SP-000930