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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 150-4500 kHz in 4 bands
88-108 MHz
150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.75 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - TV-antenne SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 75/400Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-32 V DC, 6×1.5 volt battery 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 197x and 197x in Denmark Between 196x and 197x in Great Britain (Birmingham)
Dimensions 374.65 × 196.85 × 317.5 mm
(14.75 × 7.75 × 12.50 in)
350 × 230 × 180 mm
(13.78 × 9.06 × 7.09 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
Weight 7.26 kg (16.0 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Marine / Navy
Features ? Direction Finding facility
FM broadcast band readout in small window at the bottom of round dial window
AFC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032S-3A SAILOR-R000109 EDDYSTONE-EB-000035-MK-II