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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/Air band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 108-136.975 MHz
NOAA weather channels*
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV for 6 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ?
Filters 0.5 / 1.2 / 2.5 / 5 kHz ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 35.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output External speaker required 600 mW into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 118-136.975 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM  
RF-output ? 1.5-5 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-15 V DC
Current RX ? 400 mA typical
TX - 900 mA max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 196x in Japan Between 1990 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 65 × 198 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 7.80 × 1.38 in)
Weight ? 640 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN STAR-SR-000700E ICOM-IC-A000021