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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 80 / 75 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10m ? 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne, 14 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - ? -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? ? -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1975 Between 2010 and 201x in China Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
Weight ? ? 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 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
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000600 CRKITS-KN-Q000008 LAFAYETTE-HE-000080