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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10/20/40/80/160 m 10-80 m 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Tubes Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 8 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W / 240 W (PEP input) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? ?V DC 110-120 / 220-240V AC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 197x Between 1947 and 1952 in USA
Dimensions ? 335 × 140 × 280 mm
(13.19 × 5.51 × 11.02 in)
501 × 260 × 425 mm
(19.72 × 10.24 × 16.73 in)
Weight ? 17.50 kg (38.6 lbs) 29.40 kg (64.9 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 ? ? Bandspread in ham bands
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000101X SOMMERKAMP-FT-000250 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000183D