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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  60m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion Single conversion below 7 MHz ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 1720 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W, external speaker required ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1963 in USA Between 1937 and 1939 in USA Between 1940 and 1943 in USA
Dimensions 482 × 279 × 406 mm
(18.98 × 10.98 × 15.98 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 None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000400 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000081X NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000200-OLDER