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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 0.55-32 MHz in 5 bands 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Broadcast band: 10 µV (10 dB SN)
Short wave bands: 2 µV (10 dB SN)
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Selectivity ? ± 3 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output ? - ?

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 V DC or 8 × C cells Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C)
Current RX - 35 mA 15 W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 19xx in Japan Between 1962 and 1968 in USA Between 1983 and 198x in Taiwan
Dimensions ? 305 × 175 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 6.89 × 10.00 in)
320 × 155 × 65 mm
(12.60 × 6.10 × 2.56 in)
Weight ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? None 12 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN STAR-ST-000700 HEATHKIT-GC-000001A-'MOHICAN' UNIDEN-BEARCAT-CR-002021