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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Scanner / receiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 1/10/100/1000/10000 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands 0.03-30 MHz 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? AM
0.05-15 MHz: ~2.5 µV
15-30 MHz: ~3.5 - 4.5 µV
SSB
About three times better than AM
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Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 3.8 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne, 14 tubes Demodulator: AM Quasi Synchronous SSB: Product detector ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations - - -
RF-output - ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC ?
Current RX ? 300 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 1997 and 20xx in by R.F.Engineering Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
180 × 58 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 6.69 in)
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Weight 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
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
Clarity control for SSB ±800Hz
RS-232 computer interface (HF-3E only)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000080 NASA-TARGET-HF000003 ROYCE-000612