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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands 10-80 m + WARC ?
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W, external speaker required ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m + WARC 3.5-30 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 5-50 W 1000 W input (AM/CW/SSB)

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - -
Impedance ~500Ω 50 Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1963 in Japan Between 1983 and 198x Between 1958 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 390 × 210 × 240 mm
(15.35 × 8.27 × 9.45 in)
? 500 × 750 × 840 mm
(19.69 × 29.53 × 33.07 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ? 180.00 kg (397.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ANL
AVC
BFO
IF Gain control
Receive/Standby switch
Digital readout ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000010-(KT-200) TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-II E.F.-JOHNSON-DESK-KILOWATT