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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 Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.535-32 MHz in six bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? For 20dB S/N: 8 µV at 1 MHz, 4.5 µV at 4.3 MHz, 7 µV at 16 MHz, 7 µV at 28 MHz
Selectivity ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15 kHz, 9 kHz, 3.4 kHz, 1.6 kHz, 400 Hz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 14 valves
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 120 dB at 1 MHz / 60 dB at 16 MHz / 46 dB at 28 MHz
Audio output ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone)

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna BNC + Clamps / screws Clamps / screws
Impedance ? 200Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 100-260 V AC mains or 6 V DC vibrator pack
Current RX ? 100 VA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 19xx in USA Between 1940 and 1945 in USA
Dimensions 432 × 266 × 381 mm
(17.01 × 10.47 × 15.00 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Optional S-meter
Accessories ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075A-4 RCA-AR000088D