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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  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz 0.54-30 MHz (4 bands) 0.54-31 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion Single conversion below 7 MHz superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 1720 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1 W, external speaker required 3W @ 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 115/230V AC Mains ?
Current RX ? 65W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1963 in USA Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 1959 and 1964 in USA
Dimensions 482 × 279 × 406 mm
(18.98 × 10.98 × 15.98 in)
440 × 240 × 315 mm
(17.32 × 9.45 × 12.40 in)
?
Weight ? 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000400 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000046 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000060