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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-30 MHz 15-160 m 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 0.3 / 1.5 / 2.7 / 6 kHz ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 8 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range - 15-160 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 12-14V DC 110-120 / 220-240V AC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 198x Between 1947 and 1952 in USA
Dimensions 489 × 190 × 305 mm
(19.25 × 7.48 × 12.01 in)
248 × 95 × 302 mm
(9.76 × 3.74 × 11.89 in)
501 × 260 × 425 mm
(19.72 × 10.24 × 16.73 in)
Weight 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full QSK Bandspread in ham bands
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000092M SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000151 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000183D