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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 27-250 MHz in 6 bands 160-10 m 0.54-31 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion Single conversion below 7 MHz
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz ? 1st: 1720 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Powered by optional external power supply 5886AB or 6 volts vibrator pack 686S. ? 115/230V AC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 19xx in USA Between 1955 and 1958 in USA Between 1959 and 1963 in USA
Dimensions 419 × 222 × 216 mm
(16.50 × 8.74 × 8.50 in)
? 482 × 279 × 406 mm
(18.98 × 10.98 × 15.98 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HFS NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000300 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000400