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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized Fixed channels

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-1.6 / 1.6-4.8 / 4.8-14.5 / 10.5-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 144-171 / 450-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - -
Sensitivity 1.5 µV ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 7 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? 4 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1966 Between 197x and 197x Between 1975 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 200 × 255 mm
(12.99 × 7.87 × 10.04 in)
? 152 × 57 × 191 mm
(5.98 × 2.24 × 7.52 in)
Weight 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Electrical bandspread on 80, 40, 20 ,15 and 10m bands
Slide rule display
AVC-MVC selector
ANL
BFO
Antenna trimmer
AM 8 crystal controlled channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000063 SHARP-CB-002460 SBE-SENTINEL-VI