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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-30 MHz (60×500 kHz bands) 0.56-35 MHz in 4 bands 0.54-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   AM   CW  
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 Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: ? MHz
2nd: ? MHz
3rd: 230 KHz
? ?
Image rejection 0.5-30 MHz: 80 dB average, 50 dB minimum ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W, external speaker required ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1972 in USA Between 1950 and 1956 in USA Between 1937 and 1939 in USA
Dimensions 420 × 195 × 320 mm
(16.54 × 7.68 × 12.60 in)
419 × 298 × 209 mm
(16.50 × 11.73 × 8.23 in)
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Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? BFO ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000500 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000125 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000080X