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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Fixed channels

Receiver

RX-range 80-15 m 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands 144-171 / 450-470 MHz
Modulations USB   LSB   AM   CW   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Regenerative ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W @ 10% THD Built-in 4" speaker Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 80-15 m - -
Modulations USB   LSB   - -
RF-output 50~60 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 SO-239 + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 40-100Ω 50/75Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC Mains (110 V AC) 13.8 V DC / Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1970 Between 196x and 197x in USA Between 1975 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 295 × 127 × 241 mm
(11.61 × 5.00 × 9.49 in)
254 × 178 × 127 mm
(10.00 × 7.01 × 5.00 in)
152 × 57 × 191 mm
(5.98 × 2.24 × 7.52 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. cabinet 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandspread tuning 8 crystal controlled channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SBE-SB-000034 LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-(KT-000135) SBE-SENTINEL-VI