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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Heavy-duty receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz in 9 bands 10-160 m 50 kHz - 32 MHz using plug-in tuners
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW (headphones)

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/300 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External PSU ? Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 1975 and 197x Between 1956 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 438 × 228 × 305 mm
(17.24 × 8.98 × 12.01 in)
? ?
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) including 9 coil drawers ? 15.88 kg (35.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000005TA1 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RJX-001011D TMC-FFR