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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  20m  ? 80m  40m  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 20-80 m 0.54-30 MHz 20 / 40 / 80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 17 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
5200 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W, external speaker required 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 20-80 m - 20 / 40 / 80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 105-125V AC 117/230V AC, 12V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1961 and 1965 in USA Between 1962 and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 400 × 222 × 229 mm
(15.75 × 8.74 × 9.02 in)
340 × 160 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.30 × 11.42 in)
Weight 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000160 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000190 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000003