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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 50
USD 188 ~ USD 349 (similar rigs)
Rating 2 reviews 1 review
HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  10m  ?
Freq. stability Good after approx. 20 minutes warm up and the shack isn't too drafty! ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.49-30.4 MHz 550 kHz - 33.5 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity Described as "excellent", but weaker on 10m ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters 1 crystal filter with 6 selectivity positions ?
Receiver system Single conversion vacuum tube superhet. with 1 RF amp stage and 2 IF amps, diode detector and BFO using Octal type tubes. Single conversion
IF-freqs. 456 kHz 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 8" Jensen speaker as standard 7 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - -
Impedance 500Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (230/115 V AC) Mains (105-125 V AC)
Current RX ~ 90 W ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1946 and 1949 in USA Between 1946 and 194x in Seattle, Washington
Dimensions ? 178 × 95 × 149 mm
(7.01 × 3.74 × 5.87 in)
Weight ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 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-000002-40D NORTHERN-RADIO-COMPANY-N000605-E