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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? < 100 cps for 10% line fluctuation after warm up ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 10 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-35 MHz 10-80 m 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
AM: 4 kHz @ -6 dB, 7.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
AM: 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -25 kHz
CW: 5 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.5 kHz @ -60 kHz
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Filters ? ? 6 / 3 / 1 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? > 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50/70Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains or 24V DC
Current RX ? 50 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 1950 in USA Between 1965 and 196x Between 1979 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 380 × 180 × 330 mm
(14.96 × 7.09 × 12.99 in)
480 × 149 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? - ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000033 SOMMERKAMP-FR-000100B JRC-NRD-000075