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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? Within 1100 Hz (or 120 Hz using optional oven standard) over the temperature range of 0-50 °C. ?
Tuning steps ? Selectable steps of 10 Hz, 100 Hz, 1 kHz or 1 MHz; 200 steps per revolution (20 for 1 MHz steps) of tuning knob. ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.2-30 MHz 0.5-32 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? (at 1.6 to 30 MHz, not more than antenna input) 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N for SSB and CW using 2.1 kHz filter and 3.5 µV in AM (30% mod 1 kHz) using 6-kHz filter 0.2 to 1.6 MHz, not more than 1.5 µV SSB/CW and 10 µV AM for above conditions. AM: 5-9 µV
CW: 2-3 µV
Selectivity ? Filter -3dB Min -60 dB Max
6.0 6.0 kHz 30.0 kHz
2.1 2.1 kHz 4.4 kHz
360 360 Hz 1250.0 Hz

optional
AC-3811 140 Hz 600 Hz
AC-3812 1.7 kHz 3.4 kHz
AC-3814 3.0 kHz 9.0 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne (?) Double / triple conversion, 25 tubes
IF-freqs. ? 1st: ?
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   - -
RF-output CW: 150 W (input), AM: 120 W (input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 13.8 V DC 25-28V DC
Current RX - ? 3 A max
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 195x and 195x in USA
Dimensions ? 394 × 191 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.52 × 17.99 in)
283 × 293 × 352 mm
(11.14 × 11.54 × 13.86 in)
Weight ? 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 23.70 kg (52.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Passband tuning
Built-in AC/DC power supply
Built-in speaker
Digital frequency readout
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032V-1 COLLINS-000451S-1 COLLINS-R-000392/URR