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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m 1-20 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superhet with RF-stage
IF-freqs. ? ? 460 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.05 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12 / 24 V DC, 110 / 120 V AC depending on version
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1954 in USA Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1951 and 197x
Dimensions 536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
310 × 215 × 230 mm
(12.20 × 8.46 × 9.06 in)
Weight 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Full QSK ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075A-3 JRC-JST-000100S MILITARY-R000209