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Desktop Shortwave 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 0.05-30 MHz in 9 bands 10-80 m 550 kHz - 33.5 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5µV (10dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2W @ 3.2 ohms 7 W

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 50/300 Ω 25/100 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External PSU Mains Mains (105-125 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1946 and 194x in Seattle, Washington
Dimensions 438 × 228 × 305 mm
(17.24 × 8.98 × 12.01 in)
? 178 × 95 × 149 mm
(7.01 × 3.74 × 5.87 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) including 9 coil drawers ? ?
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-000005TA1 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-001000 NORTHERN-RADIO-COMPANY-N000605-E