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Handheld AirBand Receiver
Desktop Shortwave VFO
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands None  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 50 / 100 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 108-142 MHz 80-10m 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   - AM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity AM : 0.5V (S/N 10db) ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 60 mW ? 8 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10m -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 3LR6 or external 12V DC Mains 110-120 / 220-240V AC
Current RX ? - ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x Between 1947 and 1952 in USA
Dimensions 58 × 127 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 5.00 × 1.42 in)
? 501 × 260 × 425 mm
(19.72 × 10.24 × 16.73 in)
Weight 207 gr (7.3 oz) ? 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Bandspread in ham bands
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN YUPITERU-VT-000125 LAFAYETTE-HA-000090 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000183D