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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  6m  40m  15m 
Freq. stability ±3 ppm ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-34 MHz (114-174 / 423-456 MHz option) 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 7-7.1 / 21-21.45 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 1.6-34 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB 29 - 54: 0.4V
118 - 136: 0.8V
136 - 174: 0.4V
406 - 512: 0.5V
806 - 956: 1.0V
?
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 Double (older) or triple (newer) conversion ?
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 2.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 15 + 40m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 1/10 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC + NMO SO-239
Impedance 50 / 600Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - Older model has BNC connector, newer has NMO (Motorola) -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 12-15 V DC
Current RX ? 700 mA max ?
TX - - 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1992 in Japan Between 1988 and 200x Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 132 × 287 mm
(13.39 × 5.20 × 11.30 in)
176 × 61 × 167 mm
(6.93 × 2.40 × 6.57 in)
250 × 115 × 90 mm
(9.84 × 4.53 × 3.54 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 1.33 kg (2.9 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ?
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
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR systems
SAME w/FIPS
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000525 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000760XLT JRC-JST-000010A