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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 6m 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   USB   LSB   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? poor ?
Filters 5.5 / 3 kHz ? 500 Hz / 2.7 kHz roofing filters
Receiver system Triple conversion, Wadley-loop principle tubes DSP
IF-freqs. ? 1750 kHz (?) ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 6m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? 5 ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - SO-239
Impedance Hi/Z or 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 1982 in Japan Between 1960 and 196x in USA by DeWald Radio in Long Island, NY Between 2010 and 20xx in Singapore
Dimensions 335 × 160 × 270 mm
(13.19 × 6.30 × 10.63 in)
? ?
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 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 Digital readout, 1kHz precision ? Duo color LCD (amber/green)
Antenna tuner
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LOWE-SRX-000030D LAFAYETTE-HE-000035 KENWOOD-TS-000590