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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 0.54-40 MHz 26.005-29.995 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output internal speaker 1.5 W, external speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.005-29.995 MHz
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1966 in USA Between 1957 and 1960 in USA Between 1981 and 1982 in Hong Kong
Dimensions 342 × 195 × 229 mm
(13.46 × 7.68 × 9.02 in)
425 × 255 × 275 mm
(16.73 × 10.04 × 10.83 in)
210 × 65 × 255 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 10.04 in)
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) ? 2.75 kg (6.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 400 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? AM/FM/SSB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000121 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000188 MIDLAND-007001