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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF Surveillance Receiver

General

Current value
USD 280 ~ USD 520 (similar rigs)
USD 280 ~ USD 520 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 10 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 20-80 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM ca. 0,5 μV
FM ca. 1,2 μV
Selectivity ? 4 / 10 / 50 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters 6 / 3 / 1 / 0.3 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 10 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? Requires headphones or external speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 24V DC Mains (220 V AC)
Current RX ? 16 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 480 × 149 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.42 in)
483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ?
Accessories ? DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display
MPN JRC-NRD-000075 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1