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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 130-210 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 750 mW (10% THD)

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? 6 W max
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1975 in USA Between 194x and 195x in USA Between 1981 and 1984
Dimensions 375 × 197 × 317 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.48 in)
489 × 241 × 275 mm
(19.25 × 9.49 × 10.83 in)
300 × 120 × 251 mm
(11.81 × 4.72 × 9.88 in)
Weight 9.10 kg (20.1 lbs) ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3B HALLICRAFTERS-S-000037 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000100