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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 160-10 m 0.54-31 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Double conversion Single conversion below 7 MHz
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 1720 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 105-125V AC ? 115/230V AC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1962 and 1963 in USA Between 1955 and 1958 in USA Between 1959 and 1963 in USA
Dimensions 343 × 195 × 220 mm
(13.50 × 7.68 × 8.66 in)
? 482 × 279 × 406 mm
(18.98 × 10.98 × 15.98 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-NC-000105 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000300 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000400