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Kit Shortwave Transmitter
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 144-146 MHz 0.535-32 MHz (general coverage)
Modulations - FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz
Selectivity ? ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL Single conversion, 14 valves
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone)

Transmitter

TX-range 21.0-21.125 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations CW   FM   -
RF-output 1 W 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 200Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 12-14.5V DC 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack
Current RX - 600 mA 100VA
TX ? Max 3 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 200x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1949 and 1950 in USA
Dimensions ? 160 × 60 × 180 mm
(6.30 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs)
Form factor Kit Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? BFO, Main Tuning Dial, Veneir Tuning Dial, Tuning Lock, Antenna Trimmer, HF/TONE Adjustment, Crystal Phasing, Selectivity , RF GAIN, AF GAIN, Diversity IF GAIN, Noise Limiter, VC.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-QP-000021 SOMMERKAMP-IC-000002F RCA-SC-000088