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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 100 Hz or less after 30 minutes
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.49-30 MHz 0.07-30 MHz in 9 bands 160-10m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: 0.3µV S/N 10dB or more
AM: 1µV S/N 6dB or more
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 0.6kHz (-6dB) 1.6kHz (-60dB)
AM: 2.4kHz (-6dB) 4.5kHz (-60dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 9MHz
Image rejection ? ? >60dB
Audio output ? ? 3W (10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10m
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB/CW: 280W, AM: 80W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 500 Ω 60 Ω 50/100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (230/115 V AC) Mains or 24V DC 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 70W max
TX - - 320W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1949 in USA Between 197x and seventies) in Germany Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 445 × 177 × 440 mm
(17.52 × 6.97 × 17.32 in)
334 × 322 × 153 mm
(13.15 × 12.68 × 6.02 in)
Weight ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40D SIEMENS-E000410 NEC-CQ-000110