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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 1.1-16 MHz 144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   - FM  
RF-output 5-100 W ? 1/50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 67.5 and 6.0 VDC from a battery belt 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1992 in Japan Between 195x and 19xx in Sweden by SRA Between 198x and 199x in Japan by Standard/Marantz
Dimensions ? ? 150 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
Weight ? ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF, CTCSS/PL. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000125 MILITARY-RA-000190 HEATHKIT-HW-000024H