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The Japan Radio Company (JRC) JST-245 HF + 6M Transceiver.
Japan Radio Company's (JRC) JST-245 amateur transceiver is an extraordinary rig providing complete 160 to 10 meter coverage plus 6 meters in all modes (AM/FM/SSB/CW/RTTY). The built-in automatic antenna tuner is provided as standard equipment. Tuner settings are automatically stored in memory for fast QSY. Three antenna connections are user selectable from the front panel and can be stored in memory. The general coverage receiver tunes from 100 kHz to 30 MHz plus 48 to 54 MHz.
Electronically tuned front-end filtering, quad FET mixer and quadruple conversion (triple on FM) ensures excellent dynamic range (> 100 dB) and third order ICP of +20 dBm. Excellent I.F. bandwidth flexibility is assured with the variable Bandwidth Control. This permits the standard 2.4 kHz filter to be narrowed continuously to 800 Hz. Narrow SSB and CW filters for the second and third I.F. are available optionally. Other interference rejection features include Passband Shift (PBS), dual noise blanker, three step attenuation, I.F. notch, selectable AGC and all-mode squelch. Very low phase noise is achieved through a single crystal Direct Digital Synthesis system.
The serious CW operator will appreciate the full break-in, variable CW pitch, and built-in electronic keyer. Two separate VFOs are featured for split frequency operation. Memory registers store most recent VFO frequency, mode, bandwidth and other important parameters for each band. Each of the 200 memories stores frequency, mode, AGC and bandwidth. A built-in RS-232C interface facilitates computer control.
The heavy duty, built-in power supply insures reliable and continuous use. The ergonomic layout, colored LCD display and thoughtful placement of controls ensure ease of operation.
In short, the JST-245 is a joy to use with performance bettered only by a select few amateur radio transceivers. This is why people say things like this about the JST-245 from JRC:-
- "One of the best analog radios ever made"
- "With its rich analog sound (and 150 watts out) the JST-245 is unbeatable, on both transmit and receive"
- "High sensitivity and very low backgroung noise"
- "Construction and performance can only be described as professional grade"
- "Transmit audio is where the JST-245 pulls away from the pack. On SSB, the JST-245 combines good quality voice reproduction with very high readability"
- "A very, very under rated radio in all respects"
| The original (Japanese) JST-245 sales brochure |
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