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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1500 Hz first 30 min, after that 400 Hz at room temperature
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 50-430 kHz / 0.48-35 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5µV for 10dB S/N in SSB
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Singel conversion with premixed crytal-controlled HF-oscillators and tunable VFO
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2W @ 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 80/20/10 m - 80-10 m
(USB on 20, 15 and 10 m, LSB on 80 and 40 m)
Modulations AM   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 30-60 W ? AM: 125 W, SSB: 500 W (PEP), CW: 390 W

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws
Impedance ? 50/200 Ω 40-60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (117 or 234 V AC ±10%)
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 19xx in USA Between 1949 and 1950 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 165 × 178 × 260 mm
(6.50 × 7.01 × 10.24 in)
? 197 × 165 × 280 mm
(7.76 × 6.50 × 11.02 in)
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) ? 9.50 kg (21.0 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 4 × XTAL selector (VFO option), 807 final. ? Full AGC
S-Meter
ALC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-MOBILE NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000050 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000500