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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 142-170 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
Sensitivity ? AM : 0.5V (S/N 10db) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 60 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 600 W output with 100 W drive

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 3.68v Internal (3 x AA nicads), 12v dc external Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - 8 A @ 240 V AC, 16 A @ 120 V AC

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 196x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 58 × 127 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 5.00 × 1.42 in)
378 × 168 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 6.61 × 13.39 in)
Weight ? 207 gr (7.3 oz) 15.85 kg (35.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STAR-SR-000200 YUPITERU-VT-000150 HEATHKIT-SB-000200