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Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Compact QRP | 100 W

General

HAM bands 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability poor ? ?
Tuning steps ? 100 Hz 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 6m 1.5-30 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity poor ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. 1750 kHz (?) ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? requires headphones / external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 6m 1.5-30 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 5 40 W, 25 W, 5 W (PEP) 100 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military) -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 20-32V DC (28V nominal) ?
Current RX ? 30 W ?
TX ? 140 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 196x in USA by DeWald Radio in Long Island, NY Between 197x and 20xx in MEL Communications Ltd in Crawley, England Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan
Dimensions ? 230 × 220 × 336 mm
(9.06 × 8.66 × 13.23 in)
?
Weight ? 26.00 kg (57.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? RIT
CW filter optional
FM optional
Noise filter optional
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000035 CLANSMAN-VRC-000321 SHIMIZU-DENSHI-SS-000105D