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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands 26.965-27.255 MHz 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   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne, 14 tubes ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W ? Built-in 4" speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 197x and 197x Between 196x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
? 356 × 152 × 203 mm
(14.02 × 5.98 × 7.99 in)
Weight 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs) ? 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) shipping weight
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 23 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
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 LAFAYETTE-COM-PHONE-000023 LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-MARK-V