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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30×1000 kHz bands 0.54-20 MHz 0.525-31 MHz / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 5-30 MHz
AM 1,1 - 1,4 µV
SSB 0,6 - 1,0 µV
MW
60 µV
Selectivity ? ? -6/-60 dB
1,7/6,0 kHz, 2,5/15 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50Ω 100 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 1979 and 1983 in Japan
Dimensions 536 × 318 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.52 × 13.86 in)
? 482 × 200 × 354 mm
(18.98 × 7.87 × 13.94 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) less batteries
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? S-Meter
RF-Gain
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-1 HAMMARLUND-SPR-000220-X NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-RF-004900