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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands - 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W, external speaker required ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - -
Impedance ~500Ω 50/600Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? - ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1963 in Japan Between 1962 and 1965 in USA Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 390 × 210 × 240 mm
(15.35 × 8.27 × 9.45 in)
530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
?
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ANL
AVC
BFO
IF Gain control
Receive/Standby switch
XTAL and VFO Tunable BFO for SSB/CW
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000010-(KT-200) EF-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT-II LAFAYETTE-HA-000800B