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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 80-6 m, ham bands only - 522-1620 kHz / 1.7-30 / 87-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 3 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 W (external speaker required) ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m -
Modulations - AM   CW   -
RF-output ? 90 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 4.5V DC (3 × R6 batteries)
Current RX ? - ?
TX - 225 W max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1962 and 196x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 394 × 220 × 228 mm
(15.51 × 8.66 × 8.98 in)
333 × 159 × 305 mm
(13.11 × 6.26 × 12.01 in)
142 × 86 × 28 mm
(5.59 × 3.39 × 1.10 in)
Weight ? 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 453 gr (16.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 600 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000155 LAFAYETTE-KT-000390-STARFLITE TECSUN-PL-000450