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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 40m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 40 m 143.8-148.2 MHz 80 / 75 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.5 µV provides output 10 dB above noise ?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 22-26 MHz (tunable)
2nd: 2 MHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W internal speaker, 15 W PA output Requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 40 m 143.8-148.2 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   -
RF-output 50 W AM: 8 W, CW: 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50-72Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 6.3V DC, 12.6V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? 60 W ?
TX ? 120 W -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx in Korea Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1970 and 1975
Dimensions ? 305 × 152 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 10.00 in)
?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000001A HEATHKIT-HW-000020-PAWNEE LAFAYETTE-HA-000600