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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Single Band SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  ? 80m  40m  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-20 MHz (coils FB A-E)
0.8-34 MHz (coils FB AA-F)
20-160 m (bandspread coils AB 20-160)
50-430 kHz / 0.48-35 MHz
Bandspread on ham bands
One of the following bands: 80 / 40 / 20 / 17 / 15 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ≥ 0.5 μV at 10 dB SNR
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 6-pole crystal filter
Receiver system Superheterodyne 11 tubes + voltage regulator Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker / headphones required ? 3.5mm connector, mono output

Transmitter

TX-range - - One of the following bands: 80 / 40 / 20 / 17 / 15 m
Modulations - - SSB  
RF-output ? ? 2 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 12~13.8 V
Current RX ? ? 30 mA
TX - - 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1933 and 1934 in USA Between 1947 and 1949 in USA Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions ? ? 153 × 97 × 40 mm
(6.02 × 3.82 × 1.57 in)
Weight ? ? 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Noise limiter -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-FB-000007 NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000007 CRKITS-CS-SERIES