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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? poor ?
Tuning steps ? ? 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 6m 1.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? poor ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? 1750 kHz (?) ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? requires headphones / external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 6m 1.5-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 5 40 W, 25 W, 5 W (PEP)

Connections

Antenna - - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 20-32V DC (28V nominal)
Current RX ? ? 30 W
TX - ? 140 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x Between 1960 and 196x in USA by DeWald Radio in Long Island, NY Between 197x and 20xx in MEL Communications Ltd in Crawley, England
Dimensions ? ? 230 × 220 × 336 mm
(9.06 × 8.66 × 13.23 in)
Weight ? ? 26.00 kg (57.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000040 LAFAYETTE-HE-000035 CLANSMAN-VRC-000321