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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands 3.9-10 / 11.7-20 / 20-28 / 76-108 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne, 14 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM  
RF-output - ? 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.5V DC or mains Mains / 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
220 × 235 × 102 mm
(8.66 × 9.25 × 4.02 in)
310 × 110 × 225 mm
(12.20 × 4.33 × 8.86 in)
Weight 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 24 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
? 23 channels (1-23) + one additional 11A channel
Accessories ? ? -
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000080 SONY-ICF-005900W LAFAYETTE-TELSAT-002000-AMFM