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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 0.535-32 MHz in six bands ?
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? 5 steps ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 455kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-10m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive)

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (120/240 V AC)
Current RX ? ? 20A @ 120V, 10A @ 240V
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1954 in USA Between 1946 and 19xx in USA Between 1970 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
489 × 280 × 489 mm
(19.25 × 11.02 × 19.25 in)
378 × 209 × 398 mm
(14.88 × 8.23 × 15.67 in)
Weight ? ? 21.70 kg (47.9 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-R-000390/URR RCA-CR-000088A HEATHKIT-SB-000220