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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-20 MHz 0.05-54 MHz (0.48-35 MHz for early versions) 0.54-40 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tube superhet Single / Double conversion, 15 tubes Single conversion
IF-freqs. 495 kHz 1st: 2010 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker or headphones 8 W 1.5 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output - ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 6/170V Mains (115/230 V AC) 105-130V AC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1932 and 1934 in USA Between 1952 and 1964 in USA Between 1957 and 1960 in USA
Dimensions ? 502 × 257 × 419 mm
(19.76 × 10.12 × 16.50 in)
425 × 255 × 275 mm
(16.73 × 10.04 × 10.83 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? ?
Accessories External power supply 5886AB ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-AGS NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000060 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000188