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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 63 ~ USD 165
USD 125 ~ USD 220
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-20 MHz (coils FB A-E)
0.8-34 MHz (coils FB AA-F)
20-160 m (bandspread coils AB 20-160)
0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output External speaker / headphones required ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 28 V DC
Current RX ? 3 A max
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1933 and 1934 in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions ? 457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
Weight ? 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-FB-000007 MILITARY-BC-000348