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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Headless Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ?
Freq. stability ±3 ppm ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-34 MHz (114-174 / 423-456 MHz option) 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations All mode   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 1.6-34 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB 0.3 µV CW/SSB 1-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
0.64 µV AM (80% mod @ 1 kHz) 1-30 MHz (12 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity AUX (12 kHz with no filter)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR (option)
[FM] > 12 kHz
?
Filters 2 / 4 kHz 5 selectable from 34 built in
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Digital Signal Processing
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.45399-70.453 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) > 60 dB
Audio output 0.5 W @ 4 Ohms 1 Watts at 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 11-13V DC 1.2 A or mains
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1992 in Japan Between 2004 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 340 × 132 × 287 mm
(13.39 × 5.20 × 11.30 in)
159 × 76 × 165 mm
(6.26 × 2.99 × 6.50 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 1.14 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage 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
PBT
DSP
Accessories ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000525 TEN-TEC-RX-000320(D)