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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
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 Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30.5 MHz General coverage -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   -
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 - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? CW/SSB: 70-100 W, AM: 17-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1963 in USA Between 1934 and 193x in USA Between 1960 and 1964 in USA
Dimensions 536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
? 508 × 267 × 432 mm
(20.00 × 10.51 × 17.01 in)
Weight 24.90 kg (54.9 lbs) ? 39.00 kg (86.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? -
MPN COLLINS-000051J-4 RME-000009D HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000032B