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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m 0.014-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 15 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? Max 60 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1950 in USA Between 1951 and 195x in USA Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada
Dimensions 536 × 311 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.24 × 13.86 in)
558.8 × 317.5 × 337.82 mm
(22.00 × 12.50 × 13.30 in)
483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
Weight 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs) 31.75 kg (70.1 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Remote control.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075A-1 COLLINS-000075A-2 COLLINS-HF-002050