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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 1.5-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 2.3 kHz (SSB) ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 160-10 m
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW  
RF-output ? 120 W CW: 115 W, AM: 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? -
TX - Max 25 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 1949 and 1952 in USA
Dimensions 374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
530 × 285 × 380 mm
(20.87 × 11.22 × 14.96 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 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 ? ? 11 tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3 DRAKE-TR-000007 E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-I