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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-54 MHz (0.48-35 MHz for early versions) 20 / 40 / 80 m 68-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) ETS
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single / Double conversion, 15 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 2010 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
5200 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output 8 W 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 20 / 40 / 80 m 68-88 MHz
136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 100 W 5/25 W

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115/230 V AC) 117/230V AC, 12V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1964 in USA Between 1962 and 196x in USA Between 199x and 20xx
Dimensions 502 × 257 × 419 mm
(19.76 × 10.12 × 16.50 in)
340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
168 × 44 × 188 mm
(6.61 × 1.73 × 7.40 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? Select 5/5-tone selcall, CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000060 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000003 MOTOROLA-GM-000900