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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability 0.01% or less ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-40 MHz 0.55-30 MHz 0.54-31 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Better than 1-2 µV (10dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity 6 positions ? ?
Filters 200Hz / 5.2kHz ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Double conversion Single conversion below 7 MHz
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 1720 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 watts at less than 10% distortion internal speaker 1 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 105-125 V AC 115/230V AC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1960 in USA Between 1963 and 1966 in USA Between 1959 and 1963 in USA
Dimensions 412 × 254 × 276 mm
(16.22 × 10.00 × 10.87 in)
342 × 195 × 229 mm
(13.46 × 7.68 × 9.02 in)
482 × 279 × 406 mm
(18.98 × 10.98 × 15.98 in)
Weight ? 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000109 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000121 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000400