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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

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 0.54-40 MHz in 4 bands 10-80 m 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity < 5 µV 0.5µV (10dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2W @ 3.2 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? AM: 300 W, SSB: 570 W (PEP), CW: 570 W ?

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 25/100 Ω 50/450Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? 35 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1953 and 1956 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? ? 482 × 133 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 20.00 in)
Weight ? ? 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000088 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-001000 WATKINS-JOHNSON-HF-001000