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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 0.11-18.5 MHz 150-350 / 550-1500 kHz / 1.5-22 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.75 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains or 6×U2 (1.5V) battery cells
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between USA and USA Between 1941 and 1945 Between 1965 and 1970 in Great Britain (Birmingham)
Dimensions ? 470 × 216 × 238 mm
(18.50 × 8.50 × 9.37 in)
317 × 162 × 203 mm
(12.48 × 6.38 × 7.99 in)
Weight ? 14.10 kg (31.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032S-1 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000022R-SKYRIDER-MARINE EDDYSTONE-EB-000035