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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? 0.1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands 142-170 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM : 0.5V (S/N 10db) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 150 / 250 / 400 / 750 Hz / 1.25 / 3.2 / 8.0 kHz
Receiver system Superheterodyne, 14 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W 60 mW ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 3.68v Internal (3 x AA nicads), 12v dc external Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
58 × 127 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 5.00 × 1.42 in)
483 × × mm
(19.02 × 0.00 × 0.00 in)
Weight 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs) 207 gr (7.3 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000080 YUPITERU-VT-000150 RACAL-RA-006778Q