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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 0.01% or less ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 16 kHz-30 MHz 0.54-40 MHz 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? Better than 1-2 µV (10dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 6 positions ?
Filters ? 200Hz / 5.2kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 watts at less than 10% distortion 3.5 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Hi-Z Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/300Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 110/220V AC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 1957 and 1960 in USA Between 1947 and 1950 in USA
Dimensions 432 × 133 × 386 mm
(17.01 × 5.24 × 15.20 in)
412 × 254 × 276 mm
(16.22 × 10.00 × 10.87 in)
500 × 257 × 318 mm
(19.69 × 10.12 × 12.52 in)
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-000600 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000109 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000173T