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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-0.4 / 1-30 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 50 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 230/115 VAC ? 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? ? Max 300 mA
TX - - Max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1937 and 1939 in USA Between 200x and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 140 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
Weight ? ? 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40CS NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000080X AZDEN-PCS-007800H