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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? 1500 Hz first 30 min, after that 400 Hz at room temperature ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-430 kHz / 0.48-35 MHz 10-80 m 0.54-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.5µV (10dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2W @ 3.2 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? AM: 300 W, SSB: 570 W (PEP), CW: 570 W ?

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50/200 Ω 25/100 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1951 and 1952 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 196x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 502 × 257 × 419 mm
(19.76 × 10.12 × 16.50 in)
? ?
Weight 38.00 kg (83.8 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000050T1 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-001000 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000120