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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 100 Hz or less after 30 minutes
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands 0.15-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 160-10m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: 0.3µV S/N 10dB or more
AM: 1µV S/N 6dB or more
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 0.6kHz (-6dB) 1.6kHz (-60dB)
AM: 2.4kHz (-6dB) 4.5kHz (-60dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 9MHz
Image rejection ? ? >60dB
Audio output 1.5 W, external speaker required ? 3W (10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10m
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB/CW: 280W, AM: 80W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance ~500Ω ? 50/100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6V DC (4R20 / D) 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 70W max
TX - - 320W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1963 in Japan Between 200x and 200x Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 390 × 210 × 240 mm
(15.35 × 8.27 × 9.45 in)
296 × 192 × 68 mm
(11.65 × 7.56 × 2.68 in)
334 × 322 × 153 mm
(13.15 × 12.68 × 6.02 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 1.72 kg (3.8 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 45 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ANL
AVC
BFO
IF Gain control
Receive/Standby switch
Digital clock with alarm/timer ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000010-(KT-200) ROBERTS-R-000827 NEC-CQ-000110