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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Pre-selector | Pre-amp

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 0.5-32 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   All mode  
Sensitivity ? AM: 5-9 µV
CW: 2-3 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double / triple conversion, 25 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - ?
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 25-28V DC 12 V DC
Current RX ? 3 A max 50 mA
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1954 in USA Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
283 × 293 × 352 mm
(11.14 × 11.54 × 13.86 in)
185 × 80 × 175 mm
(7.28 × 3.15 × 6.89 in)
Weight ? 23.70 kg (52.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000390/URR COLLINS-R-000392/URR LOWE-PR-000150