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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-430 kHz / 0.48-35 MHz
Bandspread on ham bands
- 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV on amateur bands
Selectivity ? ? 4 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 11 tubes + voltage regulator ? Double conversion, 12 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? 25 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 52-70Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? External PSU (6 or 12 V DC / 67.5 V DC, 275 V DC / 300~600 V DC) 6 or 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? - ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1949 in USA Between 1958 and 1959 in USA Between 195x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 300 × 178 × 102 mm
(11.81 × 7.01 × 4.02 in)
?
Weight ? ? 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) (shipping weight)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Noise limiter ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000007 MORROW-MB-000565 MORROW-MB-000005