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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands 10-160 m 140-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne, 14 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output - ? 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains ?V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 1967 and 196x in Japan Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
? ?
Weight 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 209 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HE-000080 STAR-SR-000200 YAESU-VX-000110