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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld 6m Transceiver | DX Handy

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-30 MHz 10-80m 50-50.5 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/N 0.5 µV (15 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ 6 dB (1.8:1 shape factor) ?
Filters ? 9MHz crystal ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker required ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m 50-50.5 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W 1 W max

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains via CS550 Power Supplier / Speaker unit 8.4-9 V DC
Current RX Max 80 W ? 70 mA
TX - ? 620 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1986 in Canada Between 1969 and 19xx in USA Between 198x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 520 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 20.47 in)
152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 710 gr (1.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ? RIT
NB
S/RF-meter
Built-in CW key
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-008054A GALAXY-GT000550 AEA-MX-000006S