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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 80-6 m, ham bands only 0.01-30 MHz 11m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 1 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 3 W (external speaker required) ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 11m
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1979 and 1980 Between 1964 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 394 × 220 × 228 mm
(15.51 × 8.66 × 8.98 in)
? 305 × 127 × 216 mm
(12.01 × 5.00 × 8.50 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? Illuminated S-Meter
Squelch control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000155 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000300 LAFAYETTE-HE-000020C