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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  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 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30×1000 kHz bands 0.54-30.5 MHz 1.5-12 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? Band 1: < 15 µV gives 10 dB S/N
Bands 2 to 30: < 5 µV gives 10 dB S/N
?
Selectivity ? 1 / 3 / 6 / 10 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? 7 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (115 or 230 V AC, 45~70 Hz) 12V DC
Current RX ? 85 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 1957 and 1963 in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 536 × 318 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.52 × 13.86 in)
536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
342.9 × 254 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 10.00 × 10.00 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 24.90 kg (54.9 lbs) 13.61 kg (30.0 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-000051J-1 COLLINS-000051J-4 COLLINS-000051-Q