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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 80-15 m 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 12 tubes ? Regenerative
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W @ 10% THD Built-in 4" speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-15 m -
Modulations - USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? 50~60 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance ? 40-100Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12 V DC Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1968 in Japan (By Trio) Between 1966 and 1970 Between 196x and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? 295 × 127 × 241 mm
(11.61 × 5.00 × 9.49 in)
254 × 178 × 127 mm
(10.00 × 7.01 × 5.00 in)
Weight ? 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. cabinet
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Bandspread tuning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000350 SBE-SB-000034 LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-(KT-000135)