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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
3 Band QRP CW kit

General

HAM bands ? 6m  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-30 MHz (60×500 kHz bands) 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz in 5 bands 7-16 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   N-FM   CW   CW  
Sensitivity 0.5-30 MHz:
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.005-0.5 MHz:
25-200 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: ? MHz
2nd: ? MHz
3rd: 230 KHz
455 kHz IF-DDS: 60 MHz
Image rejection 0.5-30 MHz: 80 dB average, 50 dB minimum ? ?
Audio output ? 8 W, external speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.3 MHz
Modulations - - CW  
RF-output ? ? 4-5 W @ 13.8 V

Connections

Antenna Hi-Z - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains 115/230 VAC 110-120 / 220-240V AC 9-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? 120-130 mA
TX - - 800 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1972 in USA Between 1947 and 1952 in USA Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 420 × 195 × 320 mm
(16.54 × 7.68 × 12.60 in)
501 × 260 × 425 mm
(19.72 × 10.24 × 16.73 in)
120 × 51 × 103 mm
(4.72 × 2.01 × 4.06 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs) 420 gr (14.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandspread in ham bands Built-in keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000500 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000183 YOUKITS-EK-000001A