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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Portable VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands 220-22? MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne, 14 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 25 dB
Audio output 1.5 W ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 220-22? MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM  
RF-output - ? 3 W PEP ±20%

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws - SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 18V DC (4 × 4.5 V batteries)
Current RX ? ? 55 mA max
TX - ? 125 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 198x and 198x Between 1966 and 196x in W. Germany
Dimensions 432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
? 186 × 80 × 126 mm
(7.32 × 3.15 × 4.96 in)
Weight 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs) ? 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories None ? ?
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 SANTEC-ST-000222 SEMCOSET-SEMCO