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Mobile VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Hi-End Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Good after approx. 20 minutes warm up and the shack isn't too drafty! ± 0.1 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 30-50 MHz 0.49-30.4 MHz General coverage
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? Described as "excellent", but weaker on 10m ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 1 crystal filter with 6 selectivity positions 270 / 500 Hz / 2.7 / 6 kHz
Receiver system ? Single conversion vacuum tube superhet. with 1 RF amp stage and 2 IF amps, diode detector and BFO using Octal type tubes. DSP
IF-freqs. ? 456 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 8" Jensen speaker as standard ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 + 6m
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 50 W max

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance ? 500Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (230/115 V AC) Mains
Current RX ? ~ 90 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1946 and 1949 in USA Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Designed for a electro-dynamic loudspeaker with output transformer in the speaker enclosure. No output transformer on chassis! Dual TFT display (7" + 3.5")
Band scope
Audio scope
Dual receivers
Triple 32-bit DSPs
Internal automatic antenna tuner (ATU)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-PF-000030 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40D KENWOOD-TS-000990D