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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.0 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? Analog
0.35 µV / -116dBm (20dB SINAD)
0.22 µV / -120dBm (Type)

Digital
0.3 µV / -117.4dBm (BER 5%)
0.22 µV / -110dBm (BER 1%)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 84 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker ≤ 1000 mW @ 16Ω

Transmitter

TX-range - 3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   FM   FSK  
RF-output ? 260 W PEP 1 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12 V DC 7.4 V DC, 1700 mAh Li-ion
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in Japan Between 196x and 1970 Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions ? ? 131 × 61 × 36 mm
(5.16 × 2.40 × 1.42 in)
Weight ? ? 258 gr (9.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 1000 channels in 32 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IP67
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STAR-SR-000700A SBE-SB-000035 TYT-MD-000380