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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 50 cps per hour after warm up ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz in 9 bands 10-80 m 2.6-22 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N in SSB mode ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50/300 Ω 25/100Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External PSU Mains (NCX-A) ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 438 × 228 × 305 mm
(17.24 × 8.98 × 12.01 in)
350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
?
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) including 9 coil drawers 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? NCX-A Power supply / speaker ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000005TA1 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000058C