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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? Dial calibration at room temperature is within 300 cps if the nearest 100 kc calibration point is used to adjust the fiducial. ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30×1000 kHz bands 0.54-30.5 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM  
Sensitivity ? Band 1: < 15 µV gives 10 dB S/N
Bands 2 to 30: < 5 µV gives 10 dB S/N
?
Selectivity ? 1 / 3 / 6 / 10 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 3.5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (115 or 230 V AC, 45~70 Hz) ?
Current RX ? 85 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 1957 and 1963 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 536 × 318 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.52 × 13.86 in)
536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
?
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 24.90 kg (54.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-1 COLLINS-000051J-4 HANDIC-000230