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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 80 kHz - 30 MHz 0.55-1.6 / 5.9-6.25 / 9.45-9.8 / 11.45-12 / 15.05-15.5 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 575 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Built-in 4" speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance ? 50/500Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12 V DC Mains (105-125 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 196x and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? ? 356 × 152 × 203 mm
(14.02 × 5.98 × 7.99 in)
Weight ? ? 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) shipping weight
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000040 MARCONI-CSR-000005 LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-MARK-V