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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-54 MHz (0.48-35 MHz for early versions) 10-80 m 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single / Double conversion, 15 tubes Single conversion superheterodyne Tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 2010 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
9 MHz 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output 8 W ? 8 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W / 240 W (PEP input) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115/230 V AC) ?V DC 110-120 / 220-240V AC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1964 in USA Between 19xx and 197x Between 1947 and 1952 in USA
Dimensions 502 × 257 × 419 mm
(19.76 × 10.12 × 16.50 in)
335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
501 × 260 × 425 mm
(19.72 × 10.24 × 16.73 in)
Weight ? 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Bandspread in ham bands
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000060 SOMMERKAMP-FT-000250 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000183D