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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop ULF/VLF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80m 15-500 / 500-1500 kHz (2 ranges, 7 bands) 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/N 6 µV ?
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ 6 dB (1.8:1 shape factor) ? ?
Filters 9MHz crystal 0.1 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 kHz ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne Double conversion cuperheterodyne, including circuit arragement for cancelling drift of crystal oscillator (34 tubes) Superheterodyne, 14 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External speaker required 500 mW unbalanced, 10 mW balanced 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80m - -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W ? -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Proprietary SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 125Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains via CS550 Power Supplier / Speaker unit Mains (115/230 V AC) Mains
Current RX ? 250 W with oven on, 150 W when oven off ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 19xx in USA Between 1951 and 19xx in USA Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan
Dimensions 152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 37.20 kg (82.1 lbs) including power supply PP-621/URR 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Operating altitude up to 10,000 feet Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GALAXY-GT000550 COLLINS-R-000389/URR LAFAYETTE-HE-000080