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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz 0.001-10.000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands 0.01-60 MHz 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Preamp off: 1.3 µV
Preamp on: 0.3 µV
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity ? CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
CW 500/640 (–6 to 60 dB)
SSB 2.39/2.54 (–6 to 60 dB)
AM 6.6/6.74 (–6 to 60 dB)
Filters ? Software controlled Software defined
Receiver system 9 tubes SDR, Direct conversion, low IF Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. 455 kHz Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands) 160-10m: 96dB or better6m: 71 dB or better
Audio output 1.5 W, external speaker required 7 W + Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6m 160-6m
Modulations - AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws BNC + SO-239 BNC
Impedance ~500Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ± 10% 13.8V DC ±10%
Current RX ? 1.5A 1.5A
TX - 30A max 25A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1963 in Japan Between 2008 and 20xx in USA Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 390 × 210 × 240 mm
(15.35 × 8.27 × 9.45 in)
449 × 221 × 373 mm
(17.68 × 8.70 × 14.69 in)
311 × 44 × 311 mm
(12.24 × 1.73 × 12.24 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 16.50 kg (36.4 lbs) 4.08 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Headless

Other features

Memories ? 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) 100000 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
SDR (Software Defined Radio) SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000010-(KT-200) FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000C FLEXRADIO-FLEX-003000