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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 10-160 m 440-450 MHz (T version)
430-440 MHz (E version)
400-520 MHz (C, TA version)
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
? 12 dB SINAD less than -16 dB
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz ? < 12 kHz/-6dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 440-450 MHz (T version)
430-440 MHz (European version)
400-510 MHz (C, TA version; with gaps)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 10 W 2/5 depending on voltage

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 / 450Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 13.8V DC 5.5-13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - Max 2 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 197x and 19xx Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
? 58 × 132 × 33 mm
(2.28 × 5.20 × 1.30 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 1750 tone burst (EU version)
DTMF keyboard
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 YAESU-FT-000301S ALINCO-DJ-000480