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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 50-430 kHz / 0.48-35 MHz 10/20/40/80/160 m 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50/200 Ω 50Ω 500 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains 230/115 VAC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1951 and 1952 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1967 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 502 × 257 × 419 mm
(19.76 × 10.12 × 16.50 in)
? 340 × 158 × 280 mm
(13.39 × 6.22 × 11.02 in)
Weight 38.00 kg (83.8 lbs) ? 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
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-000050T1 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000101X NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000200-(NEWER)