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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Scanner / receiver
5 band SSB transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  2m  60m  40m  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 3-18.2 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.3 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne, 14 tubes XTAL ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 9 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 60 / 40 / 20 / 17 / 15 m
Modulations - - USB   LSB  
RF-output - ? 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6 V DC 10.5-12.5 V DC
Current RX ? ? 260 mA
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
? 195 × 68 × 38 mm
(7.68 × 2.68 × 1.50 in)
Weight 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 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
? Dual VFO
Memory-CFO transfer
LCD display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000080 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000021A YOUKITS-TJ000002B