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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  None  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 20 Hz per °C after 30 minute warmup
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous, 17 kHz per revolution of the main tuning knob

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands 148-174 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? <1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Superheterodyne, 14 tubes XTAL Double direct conversion
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W ? Internal speaker + 1 W output @ 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - CW  
RF-output - ? 30-40 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - SO-239
Impedance ? ? 35-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
? 318 × 156 × 305 mm
(12.52 × 6.14 × 12.01 in)
Weight 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs) ? 7.03 kg (15.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 8 channels in 1 bank(s) None
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
? Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000080 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-000007B TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021-(570)