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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Enhanced Conventional Portable Radio

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±1.5ppm
Tuning steps Continuous ? 12.5KHz/ 25KHz

Receiver

RX-range - 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m 136-174MHz / 350-390MHz / 400-480MHz / 450-520MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
5% BER: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? 60dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m / 160 m optional - 136-174MHz / 350-390MHz / 400-480MHz / 450-520MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   DSB   FSK   RTTY   - -
RF-output 100 W (180 W INPUT) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50ΩΩ
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC ?
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1958 and 196x Between 197x and 197x Between and in China
Dimensions 457 × 222 × 381 mm
(17.99 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
? 60.8 × 35.7 × 118.5 mm
(2.39 × 1.41 × 4.67 in)
Weight 40.80 kg (90.0 lbs) ? 239 gr (8.4 oz) including battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Tunable BFO for SSB/CW Mandown
Lone Worker
Emergency Alarms
Advanced Encryption with RC4 Technology
DMO True 2-slot, Allowing for 2 Talk Paths at 1 Frequency
Transmit Interrupt/Radio Priority for Emergency or Urgent Communication
Integrated High Precision GPS
Accessories ? ? Battery
Belt Clip
Hand Strap
Stubby Antenna
Charger
MPN CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000100V LAFAYETTE-HA-000800B BELFONE-BF-TD000511