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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-20 MHz (coils FB A-E)
0.8-34 MHz (coils FB AA-F)
20-160 m (bandspread coils AB 20-160)
10-80 m 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 6020 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker / headphones required ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 100 W SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 360 W (input), AM: 125 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 117/230V AC (12V DC option) External PSU
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1933 and 1934 in USA Between 1964 and 196x in USA Between 1970 and 197x
Dimensions ? 340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
330 × 130 × 260 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 10.24 in)
Weight ? ? 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-FB-000007 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000500CX