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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 Hz @ 10.5 to 14 VDC
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz in 9 bands 0.49-30 MHz 10-80m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz at 6 dB down; 1.7:1 shape factor at 6/50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W @ 8 ohms, < 2% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80m
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 3W

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/300 Ω 500 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External PSU Mains (230/115 V AC) 12 V DC
Current RX ? ? 150 mA max
TX - - 1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 1946 and 1949 in USA Between 1973 and 19xx
Dimensions 438 × 228 × 305 mm
(17.24 × 8.98 × 12.01 in)
? 330 × 115 × 180 mm
(12.99 × 4.53 × 7.09 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) including 9 coil drawers ? 2.70 kg (6.0 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-000005TA1 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40D TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000509)