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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz in 9 bands 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz 0.54-40 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   N-FM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? < 5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3.5 W, external speaker required ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. External PSU 110/220V AC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 1947 and 1950 in USA Between 1953 and 1956 in USA
Dimensions 438 × 228 × 305 mm
(17.24 × 8.98 × 12.01 in)
500 × 257 × 318 mm
(19.69 × 10.12 × 12.52 in)
?
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) including 9 coil drawers ? ?
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-HRO-000005TA1 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000173T NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000088