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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
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  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Overall drift after warm-up: less than 100 Hz ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Not applicable

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 80-10 m (no WARC) ?
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? <0,5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9 MHz ?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m (no WARC) 3.5-29.7 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output ? SSB: 300 W PEP, AM: 260 W PEP (both input) 160 W (3.5-21 MHz), 140 W (28 MHz)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12-16V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? 15 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1954 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
? 123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
Weight ? ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000390/URR DRAKE-TR-000004C KENWOOD-TL-000120