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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Regenerative
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Built-in 4" speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W CW/SSB: 120W PEP, AM: 30W ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 500 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 230/115 VAC Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 196x and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? 340 × 158 × 280 mm
(13.39 × 6.22 × 11.02 in)
254 × 178 × 127 mm
(10.00 × 7.01 × 5.00 in)
Weight ? 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. cabinet
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Bandspread tuning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-000200 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000200-(NEWER) LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-(KT-000135)