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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Linear Amplifier
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-30 MHz (60×500 kHz bands) ? 0.54-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FSK   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.5-30 MHz:
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.005-0.5 MHz:
25-200 µV (10 dB S/N)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: ? MHz
2nd: ? MHz
3rd: 230 KHz
? ?
Image rejection 0.5-30 MHz: 80 dB average, 50 dB minimum ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 6 m -
Modulations - All mode   -
RF-output ? 200 W (AM: 100W) ?

Connections

Antenna Hi-Z SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC or mains 115/230 VAC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 26 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1972 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx Between 196x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 420 × 195 × 320 mm
(16.54 × 7.68 × 12.60 in)
180 × 68 × 255 mm
(7.09 × 2.68 × 10.04 in)
?
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ?
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 ? Input power: 10W / 20W / 50W manual switching ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000500 TOKYO-HY-POWER-HL-000206V NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000120