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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C
Tuning steps ? Continuous 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.54-18.5 MHz in 3 bands 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? better than 80 dB @ ±50 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 5 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 50 mW into 600 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 150 mW / 1 W

Connections

Antenna - - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max); 13.8V does also work 12 U2-cell batteries (NiCd)
Current RX ? ? 60 mA (24V)
TX - - 240 mA (24V)

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1954 in USA Between 1938 and 1939 in USA Between 196x and 19xx in Germany
Dimensions 536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
? 359 × 270 × 125 mm
(14.13 × 10.63 × 4.92 in)
Weight 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) ? 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) with antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 880 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075A-3 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000019-SKY-BUDDY MILITARY-SEM-000035