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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year)
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.17-0.4 / 0.5-30 MHz 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? ? <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz
Selectivity ? ? 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne, 14 tubes Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB typical
Audio output 2 W 1.5 W 1 watt 4 Ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance ? ? 50/450Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 1.5 A
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 2001 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 305 × 160 × 240 mm
(12.01 × 6.30 × 9.45 in)
432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs) 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 1024 channels in 8 bank(s)
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
DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-BCR-000101 LAFAYETTE-HE-000080 TEN-TEC-RX-000350