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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.1-30 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
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Selectivity ? AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 15 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 80 kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (13.8V DC option) 105-130V AC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1951 and 195x in USA Between 1984 and 1996 Between 1958 and 1962 in USA
Dimensions 558.8 × 317.5 × 337.82 mm
(22.00 × 12.50 × 13.30 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
502 × 286 × 381 mm
(19.76 × 11.26 × 15.00 in)
Weight 31.75 kg (70.1 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PBT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075A-2 ICOM-IC-R000071A NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000303