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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  70cm  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 0.09-30 MHz 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX   FM   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 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 - 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 280/100 mW -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/450Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24 V DC or mains ?V DC 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 Between 2001 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
58 × 80 × 25 mm
(2.28 × 3.15 × 0.98 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 160 gr (5.6 oz) 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 1024 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000301A STANDARD-C-000601 TEN-TEC-RX-000350