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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour. ± 10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-29.9999 MHz 136-174 MHz 15-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz
0.6 kHz optional
7.5 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
21.4 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 4 Ohms, requires external speaker 2 W, 10% THD, 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144.6-148 MHz 15-160 m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 10 / 45 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC +/- 15 % 13.8V DC
Current RX 50W 200 mA 300-500 mA
TX - 3.7-9 A Max 16 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan Between 1995 and 199x Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
250 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.84 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Attenuator, NB, Mute Terminals, ANL, Line Out Jack, RIT, BFO, AGC, PBT, Speaker Output, MW Tune, Up-Down Tuning, Dial Lock, RF Gain, Int./Ext. VFO Switch. CTCSS and DTMF ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000515 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000212 ATLAS-000215