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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1500 Hz first 30 min, after that 400 Hz at room temperature
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-430 kHz / 0.48-35 MHz 160-10 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5µV (10dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 80 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W, external speaker required 2W @ 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? AM: 300 W, SSB: 570 W (PEP), CW: 570 W

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/200 Ω 50Ω 25/100 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 105-130V AC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1950 in USA Between 1958 and 1962 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 502 × 286 × 381 mm
(19.76 × 11.26 × 15.00 in)
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Weight ? ? ?
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-000050 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000303 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-001000