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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Speaker
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 4 bands - 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5.0 kHz (-55 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 7 tubes ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12~15 V DC Mains (with PS-500AC)
Current RX ? 500 mA 250 W max
TX - - 450 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1966 Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
330 × 220 × 300 mm
(12.99 × 8.66 × 11.81 in)
Weight ? ? 7.98 kg (17.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? External speaker
External Remove VFO
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000063A LOWE-SP-000150 KENWOOD-TS-000500