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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  10m 
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 10 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 28-29.699 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   FM   SSB  
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 ? 6 / 3 / 1 / 0.3 kHz ?
Receiver system Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 Watts at 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 28-29.699 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB/FM: 50 W, AM: 20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains Mains or 24V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 36W ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx in Japan Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
480 × 149 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.42 in)
300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000302A JRC-NRD-000075 DRAGON-SS-000497P