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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz in 9 bands 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 8 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
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Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 360 W (input), AM: 125 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50/300 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External PSU External PSU 110-120 / 220-240V AC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 1970 and 197x Between 1947 and 1952 in USA
Dimensions 438 × 228 × 305 mm
(17.24 × 8.98 × 12.01 in)
330 × 130 × 260 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 10.24 in)
501 × 260 × 425 mm
(19.72 × 10.24 × 16.73 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) including 9 coil drawers 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Bandspread in ham bands
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000005TA1 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000500CX NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000183D