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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

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  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Not applicable

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 0.225-31.2 MHz in 6 bands ?
Modulations AM   CW   AM   W-FM mono   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single / double conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 2455 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W, external speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 3.5-29.7 MHz
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? 160 W (3.5-21 MHz), 140 W (28 MHz)

Connections

Antenna - N-type SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 12-16V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - 15 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1954 in USA Between 1963 and 1968 in Netherlands Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
? 123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
Weight ? ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000390/URR PHILIPS-000008-RO-501 KENWOOD-TL-000120