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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? 0.01% or less ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 16 kHz-30 MHz 0.54-40 MHz 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Better than 1-2 µV (10dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 6 positions ?
Filters ? 200Hz / 5.2kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 watts at less than 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Hi-Z Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/300Ω 500 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains 230/115 VAC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 1957 and 1960 in USA Between 1967 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 432 × 133 × 386 mm
(17.01 × 5.24 × 15.20 in)
412 × 254 × 276 mm
(16.22 × 10.00 × 10.87 in)
340 × 158 × 280 mm
(13.39 × 6.22 × 11.02 in)
Weight ? ? 6.80 kg (15.0 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-HRO-000600 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000109 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000200-(NEWER)