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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? poor
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-20 MHz 0.535-30 MHz 6m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? poor
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tube superhet ? tubes
IF-freqs. 495 kHz ? 1750 kHz (?)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker or headphones ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 6m
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output - ? 5

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1932 and 1934 in USA Between 1970 and 1971 Between 1960 and 196x in USA by DeWald Radio in Long Island, NY
Dimensions ? 320 × 150 × 210 mm
(12.60 × 5.91 × 8.27 in)
?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

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 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000120 LAFAYETTE-HE-000035