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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Government Communication Receiver
HF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-55 MHz in five bands 0.2/0.4/0.54-10 MHz 0.54-38.1 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 200Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1951 in USA Between 1937 and 193x in USA Between 1938 and 193x in USA
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Separate speaker
S-meter option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000057 HAMMARLUND-SP-000100-"MRM-5" HALLICRAFTERS-S-000017