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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 0.56-35 MHz in 4 bands 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 65 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W, external speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 105-130V AC 13.8V DC +/- 15 %
Current RX ? ? 0.5-1 A
TX - - Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1954 in USA Between 1950 and 1956 in USA Between 1988 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
419 × 298 × 209 mm
(16.50 × 11.73 × 8.23 in)
185 × 62 × 200 mm
(7.28 × 2.44 × 7.87 in)
Weight ? ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? BFO ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000390/URR NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000125 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000100