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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Desktop HF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30×1000 kHz bands 137-174 / 406-512 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? From 14 MHz up: low
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion, all tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1962 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 536 × 318 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.52 × 13.86 in)
? ?
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-1 20-410 GONSET-GR-000212