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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  33cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 118-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (Europe) 10-160 m + 6 m (1.8-54 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 68-88 MHz: ? µV
118-137 MHz: 2 µV
137-174 MHz: 1 µV
380-512 MHz: 1 µV
806-960 MHz: 2 µV
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Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 257.5 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50Ω ?
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC or mains Mains (110 / 220 V DC)
Current RX 8 / 13 W ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in China (By GRE) Between 1962 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 216 × 82 × 171 mm
(8.50 × 3.23 × 6.73 in)
385 × 185 × 255 mm
(15.16 × 7.28 × 10.04 in)
Weight 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 25 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN 20-9461 STAR-SR-000550