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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.15-0.4 / 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz 50-54 MHz in 8 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, 5 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 50-54 MHz in 8 bands
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? 10 W

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains or 9V DC (6LR20 / D) Mains / 12 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1957 in USA Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 280 × 178 × 178 mm
(11.02 × 7.01 × 7.01 in)
381 × 246 × 120 mm
(15.00 × 9.69 × 4.72 in)
?
Weight ? 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000054 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000029 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RJX-000661