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

General

HAM bands 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  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 0.54-31 MHz 0.54-55 MHz in five bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion Single conversion below 7 MHz 9 tubes
IF-freqs. 10.7 MHz 1st: 1720 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W, external speaker required ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 19xx in USA Between 1959 and 1963 in USA Between 1947 and 1951 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)
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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-000400 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000057