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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-30 MHz (60×500 kHz bands) 0.2-0.4 / 1-30 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5-30 MHz:
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.005-0.5 MHz:
25-200 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: ? MHz
2nd: ? MHz
3rd: 230 KHz
? 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 80 kHz
Image rejection 0.5-30 MHz: 80 dB average, 50 dB minimum ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Hi-Z - -
Impedance 50 Ω 500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains 115/230 VAC Mains 230/115 VAC 105-130V AC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1972 in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1958 and 1962 in USA
Dimensions 420 × 195 × 320 mm
(16.54 × 7.68 × 12.60 in)
? 502 × 286 × 381 mm
(19.76 × 11.26 × 15.00 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) ? ?
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-HRO-000500 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40CS NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000303