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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-30 MHz (60×500 kHz bands) 0.3-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   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 ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: ? MHz
2nd: ? MHz
3rd: 230 KHz
? ?
Image rejection 0.5-30 MHz: 80 dB average, 50 dB minimum ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10/20/40/80 m
Modulations - - CW  
RF-output ? ? 30 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains 115/230 VAC Mains ?
Current RX ? ? -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1972 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1938 and 1941 in USA
Dimensions 420 × 195 × 320 mm
(16.54 × 7.68 × 12.60 in)
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Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000500 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000100 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NTX-000030