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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 1500 Hz first 30 min, after that 400 Hz at room temperature ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5µV (10dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 6020 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2W @ 3.2 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? AM: 300 W, SSB: 570 W (PEP), CW: 570 W 100 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 25/100 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 117/230V AC (12V DC option)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 1958 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1964 and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? ? 340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? ? ?
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-000300 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-001000 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005