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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-30 MHz in 9 bands 0.54-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? 7 kHz @ -6 dB
19 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W, external speaker required 3 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. External PSU 105-125V AC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 1961 and 1965 in USA Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 438 × 228 × 305 mm
(17.24 × 8.98 × 12.01 in)
400 × 222 × 229 mm
(15.75 × 8.74 × 9.02 in)
157 × 55 × 222 mm
(6.18 × 2.17 × 8.74 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) including 9 coil drawers ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station 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-HRO-000005TA1 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000190 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-000300