Ham Radio Equipment from the 1950s

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	32V-2 Desktop Shortwave Transmitter -	RX - - TX AM CW 10-80 m
	51J-2 Desktop Shortwave receiver -	RX AM CW 0.5-30.5 MHz TX - -
	KW-1 Desktop Shortwave Transmitter -	RX - - TX AM FM CW 10-160 m
	R-381 Desktop Shortwave receiver -	RX AM CW SSB 0.5-30.5 MHz TX - -
	R-390/URR Desktop Shortwave receiver -	RX AM CW 0.5-32 MHz TX - -
	208 Desktop Receiver -	RX AM CW SSB TX - -
	720 Marine Shortwave receiver -	RX AM 130-3750 kHz in 3 bands TX - -
	740 Communications receiver -	RX AM CW 620-205 m / 1.4-3.8 / 3.7-10.6 / 10.5-30.6 MHz TX - -
	750 Communications receiver -	RX AM CW 480-165 kHz / 1.7-4.5 / 4.5-12 / 12-32 MHz TX - -
	HT-4G HF Transmitter -	RX - - TX AM CW Any three amateur bands between 160-10 m (depending on coil set)
	S-40B HF/VHF Receiver -	RX AM CW 0.54-43 MHz in four bands TX - -
	S-72L Handheld Shortwave receiver -	RX AM CW 0.170-0.4 / 0.54-11.5 MHz in four bands TX - -
	S-72R Portable Amateur Receiver -	RX AM CW 0.54-31 MHz in four bands TX - -
	SR-75 Desktop Shortwave Transceiver -	RX AM CW 0.54.32 MHz TX CW 10, 11, 15, 20, 40 & 80 m
	NC-125 Desktop HF/VHF Receiver -	RX AM FM CW 0.56-35 MHz in 4 bands TX - -

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