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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz in 9 bands 0.54-40 MHz in 4 bands 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? < 5 µV ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10 m
Modulations - - SSB  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50/300 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. External PSU ? Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 1953 and 1956 in USA Between 1968 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 438 × 228 × 305 mm
(17.24 × 8.98 × 12.01 in)
? ?
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) including 9 coil drawers ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Dual VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000005TA1 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000088 E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-AVENGER