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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable SW Receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz 0.525-1.61 / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? FM: 2 µV
MW: 14 µV
SW: 0.5 µV
0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? 7 kHz @ -6 dB
19 kHz @ -60 dB
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 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? - 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1957 in USA Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 280 × 178 × 178 mm
(11.02 × 7.01 × 7.01 in)
305 × 200 × 100 mm
(12.01 × 7.87 × 3.94 in)
157 × 55 × 222 mm
(6.18 × 2.17 × 8.74 in)
Weight ? 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) without batteries 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? - ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000054 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000022 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-000300