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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-148 MHz 440-450 MHz (T version)
430-440 MHz (E version)
400-520 MHz (C, TA version)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 12 dB SINAD less than -16 dB
Selectivity ? ? < 12 kHz/-6dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 12 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 440-450 MHz (T version)
430-440 MHz (European version)
400-510 MHz (C, TA version; with gaps)
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 2.5-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 1 W 2/5 depending on voltage

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.2-13.8V DC 5.5-13.8V DC
Current RX ? 25-100 mA ?
TX - Max 1.1 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1968 in Japan (By Trio) Between 199x and 199x Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
58 × 132 × 33 mm
(2.28 × 5.20 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 540 gr (1.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS and DTMF 1750 tone burst (EU version)
DTMF keyboard
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000350 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000202 ALINCO-DJ-000480