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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
HF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz - 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: Better than 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? +/- 1.5 kHz (-6 dB), +/-5 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? 8 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   -
RF-output ? AM: 60 W (input), CW: 75 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 230/115 VAC Mains Mains
Current RX ? - N/A
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1975 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1966 and 196x in Japan
Dimensions 375 × 167 × 332 mm
(14.76 × 6.57 × 13.07 in)
? 334 × 153 × 262 mm
(13.15 × 6.02 × 10.31 in)
Weight 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs) ? 8.00 kg (17.7 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051S-1 HEATHKIT-DX-000040 YAESU-FR-000050