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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 / 1 / 5(9) / 10 kHz kHz 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.15-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 7.2 / 6 / 5.7 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10/20/40/80 m - -
Modulations CW   - -
RF-output 30 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC or mains 6V DC or 6×AA cells
Current RX - 450 mA max ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1938 and 1941 in USA Between 1995 and 1998 Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 232 × 89 × 198 mm
(9.13 × 3.50 × 7.80 in)
181 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.13 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
Weight ? 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs) 879 gr (1.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 160 channels in 16 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, VRIT Tuning, Dial Lamp, Keypad, NB, Fine Tuning, Clock, 5-Event Timer, Scan, Sweep, Standby, Lock, Record Jack, Sleep Timer, Four Tuning Steps. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NTX-000030 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000394 SONY-ICF-002002