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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
HF/VHF Surveillance Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 26.965-27.405 MHz 20-80 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? AM ca. 0,5 μV
FM ca. 1,2 μV
Selectivity ? ? 4 / 10 / 50 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 12 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Requires headphones or external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? 12 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains (220 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 16 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1968 in Japan (By Trio) Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions ? ? 483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
Weight ? ? 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Military communication
Features ? AM/SSB ?
Accessories ? ? DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000350 PALOMAR-SSB-002900 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1