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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-20 m 80-10 m 0.54-55 MHz in five bands
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? 9 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Jensen speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-20 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - -
Impedance 52Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12, 28 V DC or mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 19xx in USA Between 1957 and 1959 Between 1947 and 1951 in USA
Dimensions ? 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
?
Weight ? 8.20 kg (18.1 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 ? One optional band ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000001 DRAKE-000001-A NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000057