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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.3-30 MHz 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: 0.15 µV (10 dB)
SSB: 0.06 µV (10 dB)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? CW/SSB: 120W PEP, AM: 30W 10 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 500 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 230/115 VAC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? Max 1.4 A
TX - ? Max 2.9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1945 in USA Between 1967 and 19xx in USA Between 1975 and 197x in West Germany
Dimensions ? 340 × 158 × 280 mm
(13.39 × 6.22 × 11.02 in)
307 × 117 × 260 mm
(12.09 × 4.61 × 10.24 in)
Weight ? 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000100XA NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000200-(NEWER) BRAUN-SE-000401