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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability poor ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 6m 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands ?
Modulations AM   AM   CW   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity poor ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system tubes Regenerative ?
IF-freqs. 1750 kHz (?) ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Built-in 4" speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 6m - 20-54 MHz
Modulations AM   - AM   FM   CW   SSB   DSB  
RF-output 5 ? 50 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50/75Ω 40-600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (110 V AC) 12 V DC (Negative ground)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - 1-8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 196x in USA by DeWald Radio in Long Island, NY Between 196x and 197x in USA Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 254 × 178 × 127 mm
(10.00 × 7.01 × 5.00 in)
228 × 50 × 178 mm
(8.98 × 1.97 × 7.01 in)
Weight ? 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. cabinet 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandspread tuning Minimum input drive: 1W
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000035 LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-(KT-000135) LAFAYETTE-HA-000250