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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Dual band VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 10 Hz, variable speed

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 4 bands 26.965-27.255 MHz 69.9-70.5 (4m) / 50-52 (6m) MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? MDS = -130 dbm
Selectivity ±2.6 kHz ? 500 Hz to 4 kHz adjustable with the SCAF filters
Filters ? ? 15 kHz
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne, 9 Tubes ? Double conversion, down-converting design. Side-band elimination using phasing techniques with digitally generated Quadrature carriers and Image Reject Mixers preceded by 15 kHz crystal roofing filters.
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 25 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 69.9-70.5 (4m) / 50-52 (6m) MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 3.5 W 20 Watts CW or PEP SSB

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 11.5-14 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? 3.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1966 Between 198x and 198x Between 2013 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 380 × 190 × 260 mm
(14.96 × 7.48 × 10.24 in)
130 × 33 × 175 mm
(5.12 × 1.30 × 6.89 in)
203 × 95 × 305 mm
(7.99 × 3.74 × 12.01 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 900 gr (2.0 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 24 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack
S-Meter
BFO
Q-Multiplier
IF Gain
ANL
Bandspread
Antenna Trimmer
Mute
Dial Lamp
Standby
AVC ON/OFF
? Fully PC-controllable
10.7 MHz IF-signal output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000230-(KT-340) LAFAYETTE-LM-000124-AM/FM NOBLE-RADIO-NR-000006N4