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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  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 80-6 m, ham bands only 0.54-40 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output internal speaker 3 W (external speaker required) 1.5 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 105-125 V AC ? 105-130V AC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1966 in USA Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1957 and 1960 in USA
Dimensions 342 × 195 × 229 mm
(13.46 × 7.68 × 9.02 in)
394 × 220 × 228 mm
(15.51 × 8.66 × 8.98 in)
425 × 255 × 275 mm
(16.73 × 10.04 × 10.83 in)
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 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-NC-000121 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000155 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000188