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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 50 cps per hour after warm up ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 MHz in six bands 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N in SSB mode 15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) 2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 12 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.52 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? Requires external speaker 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input) 50-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (NCX-A) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 300-500 mA
TX - ? 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1944 in USA Between 1965 and 196x in USA Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions ? 350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? NCX-A Power supply / speaker ?
MPN HAMMARLUND-HQ-000120X NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII ATLAS-000210