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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/N ?
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ 6 dB (1.8:1 shape factor) ?
Filters ? 9MHz crystal ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains via CS550 Power Supplier / Speaker unit ?
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 19xx in Japan Between 1969 and 19xx in USA Between 1984 and 1989
Dimensions ? 152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
215 × 63 × 165 mm
(8.46 × 2.48 × 6.50 in)
Weight ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 1.73 kg (3.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STAR-ST-000700 GALAXY-GT000550 ZODIAC-M-000244