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Kit Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 40m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C)
Tuning steps Continous Continuous 1 Hz kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 10-160 m 9 kHz - 1800 MHz (3500 or 8599 MHz with optional AMFE unit)
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? ? Mode 0.15?500 MHz 500?1800 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?108dBm
(0.89V) ?104dBm
(1.4V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?116dBm
(0.35V) ?112dBm
(0.56V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?119dBm
(0.25V) ?115dBm
(0.40V)
CW ?126dBm
(0.11V) ?122dBm
(0.18V)
FM ?113dBm
(0.50V) ?109dBm
(0.80V)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 109.65 MHz
2nd: 16 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 1.8-150 MHz: 60 dB typ.150-1800 MHz: 50 dB typ.
Audio output ? ? 600 ohm line audio

Transmitter

TX-range 7.0-7.125 MHz 10-160 m -
Modulations CW   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 1 W 150 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC Mains Drawn from PCI interface
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 200x in Japan Between 1975 and 197x in USA Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions ? ? 195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight ? ? 330 gr (11.6 oz)
Form factor Kit Base Station PC-card

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-QP-000007 SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000011 WINRADIO-WR-G000315I