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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Back pack HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 1.5-40 MHz 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m / 160 m optional 1.5-40 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   DSB   FSK   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W (180 W INPUT) 50 W PEP, 2-5 W low power setting ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary (military) -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 20-28V DC Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 196x Between 1988 and 199x in UK Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 457 × 222 × 381 mm
(17.99 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
228 × 380 × 100 mm
(8.98 × 14.96 × 3.94 in)
?
Weight 40.80 kg (90.0 lbs) 4.80 kg (10.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Range: 20 km with whip antenna, up to 5000 km with long wire or dipole Tunable BFO for SSB/CW
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000100V CLANSMAN-PRC-000319 LAFAYETTE-HA-000800B