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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range ? 8-600 / 805-1300 MHz 10-160 m + 6 m (1.8-54 MHz)
Modulations - AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 100 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 3.5-30 MHz - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 1000 W input (AM/CW/SSB) ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance 50/500Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external Mains (110 / 220 V DC)
Current RX ? 80-100 mA ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 196x in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 1962 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 500 × 750 × 840 mm
(19.69 × 29.53 × 33.07 in)
65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
385 × 185 × 255 mm
(15.16 × 7.28 × 10.04 in)
Weight 180.00 kg (397.1 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-DESK-KILOWATT FAIR-MATE-HP-000100E STAR-SR-000550