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Desktop Shortwave receiver
FM Monitor Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± .001% (High band) ± .002% (Low-band) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands 147-174 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ≥ 0.5 µV (High-band)
≥ 0.35 µV (Low-band)
FM: 0.15 µV (10 dB)
SSB: 0.06 µV (10 dB)
Selectivity ? ± 5 kHz @ 6 dB
± 17 kHz @ 100 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W, external speaker required 1.5 W @ 10% THD, internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (117 V AC, 60 cycles) 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 75 W Max 1.4 A
TX - - Max 2.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1963 in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in USA Between 1977 and 197x in West Germany
Dimensions 390 × 210 × 240 mm
(15.35 × 8.27 × 9.45 in)
330 × 178 × 187 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.36 in)
307 × 117 × 260 mm
(12.09 × 4.61 × 10.24 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs) 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 6 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
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000010-(KT-200) HAMMARLUND-MR-000050X BRAUN-SE-000402