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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands 0.55-1.6 / 5.9-6.25 / 9.45-9.8 / 11.45-12 / 15.05-15.5 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne, 14 tubes Regenerative Single conversion
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W Built-in 4" speaker Built-in 4" speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance ? 50/75Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (110 V AC) Mains (105-125 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 196x and 197x in USA Between 196x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
254 × 178 × 127 mm
(10.00 × 7.01 × 5.00 in)
356 × 152 × 203 mm
(14.02 × 5.98 × 7.99 in)
Weight 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. cabinet 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 Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
Bandspread tuning ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000080 LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-(KT-000135) LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-MARK-V