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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-54 MHz (0.48-35 MHz for early versions) 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5µV for 10dB S/N in SSB
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single / Double conversion, 15 tubes Singel conversion with premixed crytal-controlled HF-oscillators and tunable VFO
IF-freqs. 1st: 2010 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 8 W 2W @ 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m
(USB on 20, 15 and 10 m, LSB on 80 and 40 m)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? AM: 125 W, SSB: 500 W (PEP), CW: 390 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/75 Ω 40-60Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115/230 V AC) Mains (117 or 234 V AC ±10%)
Current RX ? ?
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1964 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 502 × 257 × 419 mm
(19.76 × 10.12 × 16.50 in)
197 × 165 × 280 mm
(7.76 × 6.50 × 11.02 in)
Weight ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Full AGC
S-Meter
ALC
Accessories ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000060 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000500