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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-20 MHz 80-6 m 0.535-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tube superhet Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 495 kHz 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker or headphones 3 W ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 6/170V Mains (105-125 V AC) 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? N/A
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1932 and 1934 in USA Between 1960 and 1964 in USA Between 1970 and 1971
Dimensions ? 400 × 222 × 228 mm
(15.75 × 8.74 × 8.98 in)
320 × 150 × 210 mm
(12.60 × 5.91 × 8.27 in)
Weight ? ? ?
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 External power supply 5886AB ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-AGS NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000270 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000120