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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? 1 ppm per °C change in ambient temperature. 0.1 ppm per °C with crystal control.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.3-30 MHz 27-240 MHz
Modulations - AM   SSB   AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity - ? 5 µV (100 dB S/N)
Selectivity - ? ?
Filters - ? 30 / 200 kHz
Receiver system - ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. - ? 10.7 MHz
Image rejection - ? ?
Audio output - ? 500 mW @ 10% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1951 and 195x in USA Between 1965 and 1969 in Great Britain Between 1967 and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 537 × 316 × 352 mm
(21.14 × 12.44 × 13.86 in)
? 426 × 154 × 342 mm
(16.77 × 6.06 × 13.46 in)
Weight 47.60 kg (105.0 lbs) ? 8.80 kg (19.4 lbs) desktop model
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-000032V-3 EDDYSTONE-000830/2 EDDYSTONE-000990R