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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? Dial calibration at room temperature is within 300 cps if the nearest 100 kc calibration point is used to adjust the fiducial. ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.54-30.5 MHz 0.3-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity - Band 1: < 15 µV gives 10 dB S/N
Bands 2 to 30: < 5 µV gives 10 dB S/N
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Selectivity - 1 / 3 / 6 / 10 kHz ?
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system - ? ?
IF-freqs. - ? ?
Image rejection - ? ?
Audio output - ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (115 or 230 V AC, 45~70 Hz) Mains
Current RX - 85 W ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1951 and 195x in USA Between 1957 and 1963 in USA Between 1965 and 1969 in Great Britain
Dimensions 537 × 316 × 352 mm
(21.14 × 12.44 × 13.86 in)
536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
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Weight 47.60 kg (105.0 lbs) 24.90 kg (54.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032V-3 COLLINS-000051J-4 EDDYSTONE-000830/2