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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m - 27-250 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   -
RF-output ? 40 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Powered by optional external power supply 5886AB or 6 volts vibrator pack 686S.
Current RX ? - ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1955 and 1960 in Italy Between 1948 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
? 419 × 222 × 216 mm
(16.50 × 8.74 × 8.50 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-2 GELOSO-G-000210-TR NATIONAL-COMPANY-HFS