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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Compact QRP | 10 W
VHF airband receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Analogue (1 kHz readout) ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 80-10 m 118-140 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ? 0.75 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB ? ?
Filters optional CW filter ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 80-10 m -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output SSB: 500 W PEP, CW: 400 W (both input) 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC + SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? ? 11-14 V DC
Current RX ? ? 300 mA max
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 1970 Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan Between 1984 and 1987 in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 160 × 46 × 120 mm
(6.30 × 1.81 × 4.72 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 100 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Nixie tube display
Noise blanker
Selectable AGC
High sensitivity Schmidt-trigger VOX
Frequency memory
RIT
CW filter optional
FM optional
Noise filter optional
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SBE-SB-000036 SHIMIZU-DENSHI-SS-000105S SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000532