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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Transmitter Exciter
Amateur SDR Receiver

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 - 0.02 - 1600 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne, 14 tubes ? SDR
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 - SMA
Impedance ? 50Ω 50/1000Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
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 Headless

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy 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 TMC-SBE-000002 BONITO-RADIOJET 001305 PLUS