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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C ?
Tuning steps ? 50 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 26.000-69.950 MHz 11m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) 1 µV
Selectivity ? better than 80 dB @ ±50 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 50 mW into 600 ohm 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.000-69.950 MHz 11m
Modulations - FM   AM  
RF-output ? 150 mW / 1 W 5 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military) SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max); 13.8V does also work 12 U2-cell batteries (NiCd) Mains
Current RX ? 60 mA (24V) ?
TX - 240 mA (24V) ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in Germany Between 1964 and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 359 × 270 × 125 mm
(14.13 × 10.63 × 4.92 in)
305 × 127 × 216 mm
(12.01 × 5.00 × 8.50 in)
Weight ? 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) with antenna and batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 880 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? Illuminated S-Meter
Squelch control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STAR-SR-000700A MILITARY-SEM-000035 LAFAYETTE-HE-000020C