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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz. ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year)
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 75-88 / 380-420 MHz 0.09-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz
Selectivity ? 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz [Optional]
34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB >60 dB typical
Audio output ? 1 Watts at 8 Ohms 1 watt 4 Ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna TV-antenne SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50/450Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or mains 24 V DC or mains 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 36 W 1.5 A
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2001 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 120 × 65 × 190 mm
(4.72 × 2.56 × 7.48 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 24 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1024 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COMMANDER-000168 JRC-NRD-000301A TEN-TEC-RX-000350