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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? within ± 150 Hz ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in 4 bands 0.5-30 MHz 144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5-2 MHz
SSB/CW: 4 µV
AM: 15 µV

2-30 MHz
SSB/CW: 0.4 µV
AM: 1.5 µV
?
Selectivity ±2.6 kHz 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
5.0 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single Conversion Superheterodyne, 9 Tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.055 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 2-30 MHz 144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 5/10 W, AM: 2/4 W 1/10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 0.5 A 600 mA
TX - 3.3 A max 3.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1966 Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 199x in Japan by Standard/Marantz
Dimensions 380 × 190 × 260 mm
(14.96 × 7.48 × 10.24 in)
87 × 242 × 277 mm
(3.43 × 9.53 × 10.91 in)
150 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack
S-Meter
BFO
Q-Multiplier
IF Gain
ANL
Bandspread
Antenna Trimmer
Mute
Dial Lamp
Standby
AVC ON/OFF
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN LAFAYETTE-HA-000230-(KT-340) YAESU-FT-000070 HEATHKIT-HW-000024