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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? less than 100 Hz drift ?
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-1.6 / 1.6-4.8 / 4.8-14.5 / 10.5-30 MHz 0.01-30 MHz in 500 kHz bands 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity 1.5 µV ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 7 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146(148) MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 25 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (115/230 V AC) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 200 mA
TX - - 4.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1966 Between 1972 and 1973 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 330 × 200 × 255 mm
(12.99 × 7.87 × 10.04 in)
440 × 160 × 360 mm
(17.32 × 6.30 × 14.17 in)
130 × 35 × 125 mm
(5.12 × 1.38 × 4.92 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) ? 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Electrical bandspread on 80, 40, 20 ,15 and 10m bands
Slide rule display
AVC-MVC selector
ANL
BFO
Antenna trimmer
Solid state ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000063 GALAXY-R-001530 DRAGON-SY-000540