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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver
VHF airband receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m 
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 0.03-30 MHz 118-136 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
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 ? ? ?
Receiver system Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 Watts at 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 12V DC 9 V DC
Current RX 36W 300 mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 20xx Between 1986 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
180 × 65 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.56 × 6.69 in)
62 × 116 × 29 mm
(2.44 × 4.57 × 1.14 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 3 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000302A NASA-TARGET-HF000004E-S SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000537S