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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld 6m Transceiver | DX Handy

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 50-50.5 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   AM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (15 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion ? conversion superheterodyne, 5 tubes ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3.5 W, external speaker required ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 50-50.5 MHz
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 1 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 110/220V AC ? 8.4-9 V DC
Current RX ? ? 70 mA
TX - - 620 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1950 in USA Between 1950 and 1957 in USA Between 198x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 500 × 257 × 318 mm
(19.69 × 10.12 × 12.52 in)
280 × 178 × 178 mm
(11.02 × 7.01 × 7.01 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight ? ? 710 gr (1.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? RIT
NB
S/RF-meter
Built-in CW key
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000173T NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000054 AEA-MX-000006S