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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz per hour after 1 hour.
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.09-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX   -
Sensitivity ? 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz
0.5 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 Watts at 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 160-10m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 10 W ? 100W (50W on 10m)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 24V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 36W -
TX ? - 20A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 19xx in Japan Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions 348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000100S JRC-NRD-000302A JRC-NSD-000515D