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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
430 MHz All Mode Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±10 ppm 5-60 mins ±2 after 1 hour ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-30 MHz 10-80 m 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity AUX (12 kHz)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR > 1 kHz in "D"
[FM] > 12 kHz
2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne Tubes Double/triple conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.45399 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 97 kHz
9 MHz ?
Image rejection > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) 50 dB ?
Audio output 1 W @ 4 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 430-440 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 100 W / 240 W (PEP input) 10 W (AM: 4W)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 / 600Ω 50-75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains 12V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 1998 Between 197x and 197x Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 130 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 11.02 in)
335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
?
Weight 9.07 kg (20.0 lbs) 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 10 crystal controlled channels
optional R-707PS Power supply / speaker unit
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000535 YAESU-FT-000200 BELCOM-LS-000707