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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.3-30 MHz in 9 bands 0.15-23 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? < 3 µV (15 dB S/N @ 3 kHz bandwidth) ?
Selectivity ? Continuously variable between 1.3-6 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 15 tubes Single conversion below 1.5 MHz / Double conversion above 1.5 MHz ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1.25-1.45 MHz
2nd: 100 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 0.3-1.5 MHz: >50 dB / 1.5-10 MHz: >70 dB / 10-30 MHz: >50 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance ? 75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains ?
Current RX ? 85 VA max ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1951 and 195x in USA Between 1967 and 1973 in Great Britain Between 1957 and 1961 in USA
Dimensions 558.8 × 317.5 × 337.82 mm
(22.00 × 12.50 × 13.30 in)
426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
?
Weight 31.75 kg (70.1 lbs) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075A-2 EDDYSTONE-000830/7 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000066