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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Hi-End Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability Good after approx. 20 minutes warm up and the shack isn't too drafty! ? ± 0.1 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.49-30.4 MHz 0.5-35 MHz General coverage
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Described as "excellent", but weaker on 10m ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters 1 crystal filter with 6 selectivity positions ? 270 / 500 Hz / 2.7 / 6 kHz
Receiver system Single conversion vacuum tube superhet. with 1 RF amp stage and 2 IF amps, diode detector and BFO using Octal type tubes. ? DSP
IF-freqs. 456 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 8" Jensen speaker as standard ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 + 6m
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 50 W max

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 500Ω 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1949 in USA Between 1948 and 1950 in USA Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Designed for a electro-dynamic loudspeaker with output transformer in the speaker enclosure. No output transformer on chassis! ? Dual TFT display (7" + 3.5")
Band scope
Audio scope
Dual receivers
Triple 32-bit DSPs
Internal automatic antenna tuner (ATU)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40D NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000033 KENWOOD-TS-000990D