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Desktop VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 150 kHz- 54 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in 4 bands 80-15 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 1 µV for 10 dB signal to noise ratio
Selectivity ? ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Super-Heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output requires external speaker ? 2 W at 10% THD (max 3 W)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-15 m
Modulations - - USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 135 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 40-100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? 35 W
TX - - 165 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1963 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 432 × 191 × 254 mm
(17.01 × 7.52 × 10.00 in)
? 298 × 140 × 260 mm
(11.73 × 5.51 × 10.24 in)
Weight 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) ? 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Dial Lamp • Antenna Trimmer • RF Gain • ANL • Bandspread • Calibrator 100 kHz² • Mute • MVC/AVC • Standby • Speaker Terminals • BFO • Q-Multiplier • Line Out 500 ohms ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000225 LAFAYETTE-HA-000226 SBE-SB-000033