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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

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

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - -
RF-output 150 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 50W
TX ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions ? 340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
Weight ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage 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.
Accessories ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000135 JRC-NRD-000515