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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 1.5-29.999 MHz 10-160 m + 6 m (1.8-54 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 0.5 / 1.2 / 2.5 / 5 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker required ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.5-29.999 MHz -
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military) -
Impedance ? 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12/24V DC, mains Mains (110 / 220 V DC)
Current RX ? 300 mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Great Britain Between 1962 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 385 × 185 × 255 mm
(15.16 × 7.28 × 10.04 in)
Weight ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STAR-SR-000700E RACAL-MRR-000005WP STAR-SR-000550