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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 0.54-31 MHz in four bands 30-90 / 60-300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 8 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 230/115 VAC Mains (120 VAC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC) Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1975 in USA Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 375 × 167 × 332 mm
(14.76 × 6.57 × 13.07 in)
356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
?
Weight 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? BFO
Passive AVC
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051S-1 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000906A-6