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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-250 / 300-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes Superheterodyne, 14 tubes ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W, external speaker required 1.5 W Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance ~500Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1963 in Japan Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 390 × 210 × 240 mm
(15.35 × 8.27 × 9.45 in)
432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
140 × 61 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.40 × 7.40 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 39000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ANL
AVC
BFO
IF Gain control
Receive/Standby switch
Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx
TrunckTracker III (Motorola I, II, EDACS, APCO25)
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000010-(KT-200) LAFAYETTE-HE-000080 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000197