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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld 6m Transceiver | DX Handy

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 50-50.5 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (15 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne, 5 tubes ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 W (external speaker required) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 50-50.5 MHz
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 1 W max

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 105-120V AC ? 8.4-9 V DC
Current RX ? ? 70 mA
TX - - 620 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1964 in USA Between 1950 and 1957 in USA Between 198x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 400 × 225 × 229 mm
(15.75 × 8.86 × 9.02 in)
280 × 178 × 178 mm
(11.02 × 7.01 × 7.01 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight ? ? 710 gr (1.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? RIT
NB
S/RF-meter
Built-in CW key
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000140 NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000054 AEA-MX-000006S