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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 188 ~ USD 349 (similar rigs)
USD 50
Rating No reviews yet 2 reviews
HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Good after approx. 20 minutes warm up and the shack isn't too drafty!
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz 0.49-30.4 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Described as "excellent", but weaker on 10m
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? 1 crystal filter with 6 selectivity positions
Receiver system Single conversion Single conversion vacuum tube superhet. with 1 RF amp stage and 2 IF amps, diode detector and BFO using Octal type tubes.
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 456 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 3.5 W, external speaker required 8" Jensen speaker as standard

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna - -
Impedance 50Ω 500Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 110/220V AC Mains (230/115 V AC)
Current RX ? ~ 90 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1950 in USA Between 1946 and 1949 in USA
Dimensions 500 × 257 × 318 mm
(19.69 × 10.12 × 12.52 in)
?
Weight ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Designed for a electro-dynamic loudspeaker with output transformer in the speaker enclosure. No output transformer on chassis!
Accessories ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000173T NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40D