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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 50-52 MHz 15,5-26,6 / 23,5-41 / 37,5-65 / 64-115 meter
110-175 / 170-300 / 290 - 570 meter optional
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? TRF with regeneration
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-52 MHz -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 3 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 6 + 45 + 135 + 180 V
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1954 in USA Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1929 and 1935 in USA
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VXO ?
Accessories ? ? External PSU: National 3580B
MPN COLLINS-R-000390/URR ICOM-IC-000502A NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000004