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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  10m 
Freq. stability Good after approx. 20 minutes warm up and the shack isn't too drafty!
Tuning steps Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.49-30.4 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Described as "excellent", but weaker on 10m
Selectivity ?
Filters 1 crystal filter with 6 selectivity positions
Receiver system Single conversion vacuum tube superhet. with 1 RF amp stage and 2 IF amps, diode detector and BFO using Octal type tubes.
IF-freqs. 456 kHz
Image rejection ?
Audio output 8" Jensen speaker as standard

Transmitter

TX-range -
Modulations -
RF-output ?

Connections

Antenna -
Impedance 500Ω
Other -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (230/115 V AC)
Current RX ~ 90 W
TX -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1949 in USA
Dimensions ?
Weight ?
Form factor Base Station

Other features

Memories None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Designed for a electro-dynamic loudspeaker with output transformer in the speaker enclosure. No output transformer on chassis!
Accessories ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40D