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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-1.6 / 1.6-4.8 / 4.8-14.5 / 10.5-30 MHz 10-80 m 30.00-75.95 MHz in 2 bands
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 1.5 µV ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 7 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? External speaker / headphones

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 30.00-75.95 MHz in 2 bands
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 3 W 1-2.25 W

Connections

Antenna - - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 10-15V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1966 Between 1980 and 198x Between 1962 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 330 × 200 × 255 mm
(12.99 × 7.87 × 10.04 in)
? ?
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? 920 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Electrical bandspread on 80, 40, 20 ,15 and 10m bands
Slide rule display
AVC-MVC selector
ANL
BFO
Antenna trimmer
? Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000063 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000515) MILITARY-AN/PRC-000025