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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability 0.01% or less ? 1500 Hz first 30 min, after that 400 Hz at room temperature
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-40 MHz 0.55-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Better than 1-2 µV (10dB S/N) ? 0.5µV (10dB S/N)
Selectivity 6 positions ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters 200Hz / 5.2kHz ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 watts at less than 10% distortion internal speaker 2W @ 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? AM: 300 W, SSB: 570 W (PEP), CW: 570 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/300Ω 50 Ω 25/100 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 105-125 V AC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1960 in USA Between 1963 and 1966 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx 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)
?
Weight ? 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
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-NCX-001000