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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? Within 1100 Hz (or 120 Hz using optional oven standard) over the temperature range of 0-50 °C. ?
Tuning steps ? Selectable steps of 10 Hz, 100 Hz, 1 kHz or 1 MHz; 200 steps per revolution (20 for 1 MHz steps) of tuning knob. Channelized

Receiver

RX-range - 0.2-30 MHz 26.925-28.025 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? (at 1.6 to 30 MHz, not more than antenna input) 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N for SSB and CW using 2.1 kHz filter and 3.5 µV in AM (30% mod 1 kHz) using 6-kHz filter 0.2 to 1.6 MHz, not more than 1.5 µV SSB/CW and 10 µV AM for above conditions. ?
Selectivity ? Filter -3dB Min -60 dB Max
6.0 6.0 kHz 30.0 kHz
2.1 2.1 kHz 4.4 kHz
360 360 Hz 1250.0 Hz

optional
AC-3811 140 Hz 600 Hz
AC-3812 1.7 kHz 3.4 kHz
AC-3814 3.0 kHz 9.0 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne (?) ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: ?
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 26.925-28.025 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   SSB  
RF-output CW: 150 W (input), AM: 120 W (input) ? ? W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 13.8 V DC ?
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1973 and 197x
Dimensions ? 394 × 191 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.52 × 17.99 in)
?
Weight ? 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Passband tuning
Built-in AC/DC power supply
Built-in speaker
Digital frequency readout
VFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032V-1 COLLINS-000451S-1 SILTRONIX-001011C