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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 50 Hz per hour after 1 hour. ?
Tuning steps ? 100 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz - 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 1 µV (10 dB S/N) ? FM: 0.15 µV (10 dB)
SSB: 0.06 µV (10 dB)
Selectivity 4 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB) without Q-multiplier
1.6 kHz (-6 dB) with Q-multiplier
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10m + WARC 144-146 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 100W (50W on 10m) 10 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/400 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? - Max 1.4 A
TX - 20A max Max 2.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan Between 1977 and 197x in West Germany
Dimensions 381 × 177.8 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.00 × 10.00 in)
340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
307 × 117 × 260 mm
(12.09 × 4.61 × 10.24 in)
Weight 9.53 kg (21.0 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000030-(KT-320) JRC-NSD-000515D BRAUN-SE-000402