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Desktop Shortwave receiver
2 meter Transverter
External Speaker

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 144-148 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity AM: 5-9 µV
CW: 2-3 µV
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double / triple conversion, 25 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W PEP ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 25-28V DC Mains (120-240 V AC) ?
Current RX 3 A max ? -
TX - 260 W max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 1969 and 1971 in USA Between 2012 and 2016 in Japan
Dimensions 283 × 293 × 352 mm
(11.14 × 11.54 × 13.86 in)
311 × 171 × 330 mm
(12.24 × 6.73 × 12.99 in)
200 × 150 × 343 mm
(7.87 × 5.91 × 13.50 in)
Weight 23.70 kg (52.3 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000392/URR HEATHKIT-SB-000500 ICOM-SP-000034