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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Headless HF/VHF Scanner / receiver

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. ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 50 °C)
Tuning steps Continuous 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-29.9999 MHz 50-905 MHz 9 kHz - 49.995 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB AM: 3V (10dB S/N)
FM: 1.5V (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1V (12 dB SINAD @ 83 MHz)
AM: -106 dBm (1.12 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 30% modulation
SSB: -121 dBm (0.20 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 2.1 kHz BW
CW: -127 dBm (0.10 µV) @ 10 dB S+N/N, 500 Hz BW
FM: -117 dBm (0.32 µV) @ 12 dB SINAD, 3 kHz deviation, 12 kHz BW, audio filter 300-3000 Hz, deemphasis -6dB/oct
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz
0.6 kHz optional
? 1 Hz - 62.5 kHz (continuously variable in 1 Hz steps)
Filters ? ? Cut-off frequency 1.8 MHz @ -3 dB Attenuation 60 dB min @ 0.5 MHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Direct-sampling, digitally down-converting software-defined receiver
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ? 100 dB
Audio output 1 W @ 4 Ohms, requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/-15% 11-13V DC
Current RX 50W Max 1 A 620 mA max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 2010 and 20xx
Dimensions 340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
180 × 75 × 180 mm
(7.09 × 2.95 × 7.09 in)
?
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories None 100 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. Bandscope TV tuner front end DSP
ADC: 16 bit, 100 MSPS
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
USB 2.0 computer interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000515 STANDARD-AX-000700 WINRADIO-WR-G000033DDC-'EXCALIBUR-PRO'