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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 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 ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30.5 MHz 0.09-30 / 76-108 / 137 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   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 - - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115 or 230 V AC, 45~70 Hz) 8.5 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 85 W ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1963 in USA Between 1989 and 1992 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
412 × 285 × 169 mm
(16.22 × 11.22 × 6.65 in)
165 × 57 × 216 mm
(6.50 × 2.24 × 8.50 in)
Weight 24.90 kg (54.9 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) including battery ?
Form factor Base Station Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Built-in thermal printer for RTTY text and WeFax charts. RS-232C. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-4 SONY-CRF-V000021 REGENCY-CB-000501