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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? Within ±10 x 10-6 (±0.5 x 10-6 with SO-2) ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-30 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
Sensitivity ? AM (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 2 µV (1.750 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
Less than 0.25 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.25 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
SSB/CW (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 0.2 µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
?
Selectivity ? AM
More than 4.0 kHz (-6dB),
Less than 20.0 kHz (-50 db)
FM
More than 12.0 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 25.0 kHz (-50 db)
SSB/CW
More than 2.2 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters 0.3 / 1.5 / 2.7 / 6 kHz ? ?
Receiver system ? FM: triple superheterodyne, other: double superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz(FM only)
?
Image rejection ? Greater than 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? SSB/CW/FM/FSK: 100 W; AM: 25 W 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 13.8V DC ±15% ?
Current RX ? 2 A ?
TX - 20.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1973 and 197x 
Dimensions 489 × 190 × 305 mm
(19.25 × 7.48 × 12.01 in)
270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
162 × 60 × 220 mm
(6.38 × 2.36 × 8.66 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 24 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? AM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000092M KENWOOD-TS-000570DG TOKAI-PW-005024H-N