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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 4 bands 0.55-30 MHz in 4 bands 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.5 µV for S/N 10 dB
Selectivity ±2.6 kHz ? 2700 Hz @ -6 dB / 4600 Hz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne, 9 Tubes 7 tubes ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 150 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - SO-239
Impedance ? ? 20/300Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains or 12-14 V DC with model 12A converter
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1966 Between 1963 and 1966 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 380 × 190 × 260 mm
(14.96 × 7.48 × 10.24 in)
? 330 × 140 × 280 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) ? 10.90 kg (24.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack
S-Meter
BFO
Q-Multiplier
IF Gain
ANL
Bandspread
Antenna Trimmer
Mute
Dial Lamp
Standby
AVC ON/OFF
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000230-(KT-340) LAFAYETTE-HA-000063A SWAN-(CUBIC)-000350B