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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands 26.965-27.405 MHz 8-600 / 805-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Low Band AM: 10dB S/N 0.7 - 1.0µV
N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.5µV
W-FM: 20dB S/N 1.0µV
High band : N-FM: 12dB Sinad 0.7 - 1.0µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne, 14 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W ? 100 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations - - -
RF-output - 4 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 11-15V DC external
Current RX ? ? 80-100 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 197x and 197x Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
? 65 × 170 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.69 × 1.38 in)
Weight 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs) ? 300 gr (10.6 oz) without batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
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
AM ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000080 SHARP-CB-002460 FAIR-MATE-HP-000100E