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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Transmitter Exciter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

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

Transmitter

TX-range - 2-32 MHz
Modulations - -
RF-output - ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
480 × 230 × 405 mm
(18.90 × 9.06 × 15.94 in)
Weight 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs) 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
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 TMC-SBE-000002