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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±500Hz per 30 minutes afater warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.2-30 MHz in four bands 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? ±3 kHz (-6 dB), ±7 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? 0.5 / 1.2 / 2.5 / 5 kHz
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 54.6-55.5 MHz
2nd: 2.1-3 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2W @ 8 Ohms External speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance ? 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains + battery option Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 19xx in Japan Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan Between 1965 and 196x in Japan
Dimensions ? 340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
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Weight ? 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STAR-SR-000600 YAESU-FRG-000007 STAR-SR-000700E