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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 20 / 100 / 0.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz General coverage 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
Filters ? ? 6 kHz AM and 2.4 kHz SSB
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 watts into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 230/115 VAC Mains 12V DC / 10 AA cells
Current RX ? ? 350-600 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1975 in USA Between 1939 and 194x Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 375 × 167 × 332 mm
(14.76 × 6.57 × 13.07 in)
? 210 × 65 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.68 in)
Weight 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs) ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051S-1 RME-000070 PALSTAR-RC000030