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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands 0.55-1.6 / 5.9-6.25 / 9.45-9.8 / 11.45-12 / 15.05-15.5 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Regenerative Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Built-in 4" speaker Built-in 4" speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 20-54 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB   DSB  
RF-output ? ? 50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50/75Ω 40-600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110 V AC) Mains (105-125 V AC) 12 V DC (Negative ground)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - 1-8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 197x in USA Between 196x and 197x in USA Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 254 × 178 × 127 mm
(10.00 × 7.01 × 5.00 in)
356 × 152 × 203 mm
(14.02 × 5.98 × 7.99 in)
228 × 50 × 178 mm
(8.98 × 1.97 × 7.01 in)
Weight 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. cabinet 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) shipping weight 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bandspread tuning ? Minimum input drive: 1W
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-(KT-000135) LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-MARK-V LAFAYETTE-HA-000250