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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 50-430 kHz / 0.48-35 MHz
Bandspread on ham bands
0.54-30 MHz (4 bands) -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 11 tubes + voltage regulator superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3W @ 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? 25 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 52-70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains External PSU (6 or 12 V DC / 67.5 V DC, 275 V DC / 300~600 V DC)
Current RX ? 65W -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1949 in USA Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 1958 and 1959 in USA
Dimensions ? 440 × 240 × 315 mm
(17.32 × 9.45 × 12.40 in)
300 × 178 × 102 mm
(11.81 × 7.01 × 4.02 in)
Weight ? 14.50 kg (32.0 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 Noise limiter ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000007 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000046 MORROW-MB-000565