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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands 8-1300 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: 8-1000 MHz: 0.5µV (SINAD 12db)
FM: 1000-1300 MHz: 1.0µV
AM: 0.5µV (S/N 10db)
WFM: 0.75µV (SINAD 12dB)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne, 14 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W 700 mW, 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W - ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 12V DC
Current RX ? ? 420 mA max, 210 mA sleep mode
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1984 Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
160 × 45 × 155 mm
(6.30 × 1.77 × 6.10 in)
Weight ? 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs) 650 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HEATHKIT-SS-009000 LAFAYETTE-HE-000080 YUPITERU-MVT-008000