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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-30 MHz (60×500 kHz bands) 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5-30 MHz:
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.005-0.5 MHz:
25-200 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: ? MHz
2nd: ? MHz
3rd: 230 KHz
? 6020 kHz
Image rejection 0.5-30 MHz: 80 dB average, 50 dB minimum ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 10-80 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? CW/SSB: 120W PEP, AM: 30W 100 W

Connections

Antenna Hi-Z - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 500 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains 115/230 VAC Mains 230/115 VAC 117/230V AC (12V DC option)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1972 in USA Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 1964 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 420 × 195 × 320 mm
(16.54 × 7.68 × 12.60 in)
340 × 158 × 280 mm
(13.39 × 6.22 × 11.02 in)
340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 6.80 kg (15.0 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000500 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000200-(NEWER) NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005