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Mobile Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   SSB   AM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM: 2.5 µV (10 dB SNR @ 30% modulation
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB SNR)
? ?
Selectivity 4 kHz (-6 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Regenerative
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Built-in 4" speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? 3.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC ? Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX 250 mA (no signal) ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 200x Between 197x and 197x Between 196x and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? ? 254 × 178 × 127 mm
(10.00 × 7.01 × 5.00 in)
Weight ? ? 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. cabinet
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Bandspread tuning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-001254 LAFAYETTE-MICRO-000066 LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-(KT-000135)