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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? less than 100 Hz drift
Tuning steps ? ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m 0.01-30 MHz in 500 kHz bands
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC Mains (115/230 V AC)
Current RX - ? ?
TX 225 W max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 196x in USA Between 197x and 197x Between 1972 and 1973 in USA
Dimensions 333 × 159 × 305 mm
(13.11 × 6.26 × 12.01 in)
? 440 × 160 × 360 mm
(17.32 × 6.30 × 14.17 in)
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 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 ? Tunable BFO for SSB/CW Solid state
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-KT-000390-STARFLITE LAFAYETTE-HA-000800B GALAXY-R-001530