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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 kHz 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-30 MHz 0.25-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 80 W ?
TX - - 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1973 in USA Between 1982 and 1986 in Canada Between 1982 and 198x
Dimensions ? 483 × 222 × 520 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 20.47 in)
286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
Weight ? 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 9 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Remote control. Built-in PSU options
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000651S-1 COLLINS-HF-008054A ICOM-IC-000740