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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50-430 kHz / 0.48-35 MHz 540-1500 kHz / 1.5-31 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: 0.5 µV, 2.4khz, 10dB SINAD
AM: 1.3 µV, 30% Mod, 6kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
FM: 2.2 µV, 5kHz Dev, 16kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
all with preamp off
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz
FM: 12 kHz
Filters ? ? Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k
Receiver system ? Single conversion Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz 1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection ? ? 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB
Audio output ? ? 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? ? 5-100 W (100% duty cycle)

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50/200 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 1.25 A
TX - - 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1951 and 1952 in USA Between 1963 and 1967 in USA Between 2010 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 502 × 257 × 419 mm
(19.76 × 10.12 × 16.50 in)
343 × 195 × 229 mm
(13.50 × 7.68 × 9.02 in)
216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
Weight 38.00 kg (83.8 lbs) ? 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000050T1 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000077X TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599AT)