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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-20 MHz 50-430 kHz / 0.48-35 MHz 0.525-31 MHz / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tube superhet ? ?
IF-freqs. 495 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker or headphones ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50/200 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 6/170V Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1932 and 1934 in USA Between 1951 and 1952 in USA Between 1976 and 1978 in Japan
Dimensions ? 502 × 257 × 419 mm
(19.76 × 10.12 × 16.50 in)
482 × 200 × 354 mm
(18.98 × 7.87 × 13.94 in)
Weight ? 38.00 kg (83.8 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) less batteries
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 - ? ?
Accessories External power supply 5886AB ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-AGS NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000050T1 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RF-004800