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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 0.1 / 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-29.9999 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 162.400-162.550 MHz (fixed channels)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   CW   SSB   DSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB ? 0.3µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz
0.6 kHz optional
? 25kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 4 Ohms, requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - RCA (Tulip) + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 24V DC 9V DC or 6×AA
Current RX 50W ? 200 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
480 × 149 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.42 in)
152 × 181 × 40 mm
(5.98 × 7.13 × 1.57 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 395 gr (13.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 7 channels in 1 bank(s)
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 JRC-NRD-000072 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HAZARD-ALERT