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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  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 General coverage 0.05-30 MHz depending on coil pack
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 ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Requires external output transformer of 7,000 ohms impedance and external speaker.

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1963 in USA Between 1934 and 193x in USA Between 1934 and 1943 in USA
Dimensions 536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
? ?
Weight 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-000051J-4 RME-000009D NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-M