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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ±10 ppm 5-60 mins ±2 after 1 hour ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour. ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-30 MHz - 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB ? ?
Selectivity AUX (12 kHz)
WIDE > 4 kHz
INTER > 2 kHz
NARR > 1 kHz in "D"
[FM] > 12 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.45399 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 97 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 4 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10m + WARC 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? 10W 0.4/5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 / 600Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 5.5-16 V DC
Current RX ? - ?
TX - 6A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1991 and 1998 Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan Between 198x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 130 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 11.02 in)
340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
?
Weight 9.07 kg (20.0 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF, CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000535 JRC-NSD-000515S HEATHKIT-HWS-000002XL