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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz. ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-30 MHz 10-80 m 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) ? ?
Selectivity 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz
0.5 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz
? ?
Filters ? 0.5 / 1.2 / 2.5 / 5 kHz ?
Receiver system Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 Watts at 8 Ohms External speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 or 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC
Impedance 50Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains Mains 6-16V DC
Current RX 36W ? 35-55 mA
TX - - 700 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx in Japan Between 1965 and 196x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
? 65 × 37 × 187 mm
(2.56 × 1.46 × 7.36 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ? 100 gr (3.5 oz) with empty battery pack
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000302A STAR-SR-000700E DRAGON-SY-000502