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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-430 kHz / 0.48-35 MHz
Bandspread on ham bands
- 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 11 tubes + voltage regulator ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m -
Modulations - AM   CW   -
RF-output ? 90 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? - ?
TX - 225 W max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1949 in USA Between 1962 and 196x in USA Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions ? 333 × 159 × 305 mm
(13.11 × 6.26 × 12.01 in)
?
Weight ? 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Noise limiter ? Tunable BFO for SSB/CW
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000007 LAFAYETTE-KT-000390-STARFLITE LAFAYETTE-HA-000800B