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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Portable SW Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 50-54 MHz in 8 bands 0.525-1.61 / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: 2 µV
MW: 14 µV
SW: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? conversion superheterodyne, 5 tubes ? Double Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/SW 1st: 1.985 MHz
SW 2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3W max, 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains / 12 V DC Mains or 4LR20 / D
Current RX ? ? 7W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1957 in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 280 × 178 × 178 mm
(11.02 × 7.01 × 7.01 in)
? 305 × 200 × 100 mm
(12.01 × 7.87 × 3.94 in)
Weight ? ? 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

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-RJX-000661 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000022