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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
SDR receiver | Spectrum analyzer | Panoramic adapter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability 100 Hz or less after 30 minutes ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10m - 100 Hz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   DSB  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 0.3µV S/N 10dB or more
AM: 1µV S/N 6dB or more
? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW: 0.6kHz (-6dB) 1.6kHz (-60dB)
AM: 2.4kHz (-6dB) 4.5kHz (-60dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 9MHz ? ?
Image rejection >60dB ? 80 dB+ (Typ)
Audio output 3W (10% distortion) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10m 160-10 m -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   -
RF-output SSB/CW: 280W, AM: 80W 90 W input ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC
Impedance 50/100Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains Mains 5 Volts (USB port powered)
Current RX 70W max - 425 mA
TX 320W max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1958 and 1960 in USA Between 2013 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 334 × 322 × 153 mm
(13.15 × 12.68 × 6.02 in)
355 × 203 × 230 mm
(13.98 × 7.99 × 9.06 in)
95 × 32 × 95 mm
(3.74 × 1.26 × 3.74 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 12.25 kg (27.0 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 ? 2ea. 807 final USB 2.0
RS-232
Processor: Atmel AT91SAM7S256 w/ JTAG port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NEC-CQ-000110 WRL-/-GLOBE-CHIEF-000090(A) RFSPACE-SDR-IQ