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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz 50-54 MHz in 8 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne, 20 tubes Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3.5 W, external speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 50-54 MHz in 8 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   - All mode  
RF-output SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 175 W (input) ? 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 110/220V AC Mains / 12 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1969 in USA Between 1947 and 1950 in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 381 × 165 × 330 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 12.99 in)
500 × 257 × 318 mm
(19.69 × 10.12 × 12.52 in)
?
Weight 9.98 kg (22.0 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 R.I.T.
ALC
Notch and CW filter
6-pole XTAL lattice filter
Noise blanker
VOX
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000400A-CYCLONE-III NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000173T NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RJX-000661