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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz in 9 bands 56-60 MHz (10/20/40/80/160 m option) 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 50 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? -

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50/300 Ω ? 50/70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External PSU ? Mains
Current RX ? ? 50 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1965 and 196x
Dimensions 438 × 228 × 305 mm
(17.24 × 8.98 × 12.01 in)
? 380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) including 9 coil drawers ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000005TA1 NATIONAL-COMPANY-SRR SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B