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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability Good after approx. 20 minutes warm up and the shack isn't too drafty! ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.49-30.4 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 138–174 / 403–470 / 450–520 / 806–870MHz depending on version
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM   P25  
Sensitivity Described as "excellent", but weaker on 10m ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 1 crystal filter with 6 selectivity positions ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion vacuum tube superhet. with 1 RF amp stage and 2 IF amps, diode detector and BFO using Octal type tubes. ? ?
IF-freqs. 456 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 8" Jensen speaker as standard ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 138–174 / 403–470 / 450–520 / 806–870MHz depending on version
Modulations - - FM   P25  
RF-output ? ? VHF/UHF: 5W, 800MHz: 3W

Connections

Antenna - - NMO
Impedance 500Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (230/115 V AC) Mains ?
Current RX ~ 90 W ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1949 in USA Between 1937 and 1939 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? ? 62 × 167 × 42 mm
(2.44 × 6.57 × 1.65 in)
Weight ? ? 390 gr (13.8 oz) without battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 255 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Designed for a electro-dynamic loudspeaker with output transformer in the speaker enclosure. No output transformer on chassis! ? UCM for Encryption optional
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40D NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000081X MOTOROLA-XTS-003000