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Kit Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 40m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.5 µV
5-160 MHz: 0.6 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-520 MHz: 0.3 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.6 µV
370-520 MHz: 1.0 µV
520-1300 MHz: 3.0 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 16 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 7.0-7.125 MHz 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) -
Modulations CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   -
RF-output 1 W 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 13.8V DC 2.2-3.5V DC (2R6/AA) or 5.5-10V DC (external)
Current RX - ? 15-95 mA
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 200x in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in USA Between 2001 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 432 × 133 × 476 mm
(17.01 × 5.24 × 18.74 in)
59 × 85 × 26 mm
(2.32 × 3.35 × 1.02 in)
Weight ? 9.20 kg (20.3 lbs) 195 gr (6.9 oz)
Form factor Kit Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 640 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual 32-bit IF-DSP. True diversity reception capability with twin RX. Real-time spectrum display. Built-in keyer. Flash-ROM BIOS. Alpha tags. "Frequency finder". Dual watch. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MIZUHO-QP-000007 TEN-TEC-ORION-II-(000566) YAESU-VR-000120D