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Kit Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 40m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 250 mW, 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 7.0-7.125 MHz 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) -
Modulations CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   -
RF-output 1 W 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 13.8V DC 4 AAs or 9 DC
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 200x in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in USA Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions ? 432 × 133 × 476 mm
(17.01 × 5.24 × 18.74 in)
?
Weight ? 9.20 kg (20.3 lbs) 425 gr (15.0 oz)
Form factor Kit Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual 32-bit IF-DSP. True diversity reception capability with twin RX. Real-time spectrum display. Built-in keyer. Flash-ROM BIOS. 5 priority channels
2 second delay
lockout
weather
band search
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-QP-000007 TEN-TEC-ORION-II-(000566) UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000080XLT