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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - - 160-10 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 80 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 3.5-4, 7-7.3, 14-14.4, 21-21.45, 27.16-29.7 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   -
RF-output CW: 500 W (input), AM: 375 W (input) 125 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance ? 50/600 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 105-130V AC
Current RX - - ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 19xx in USA Between 1948 and 194x in USA Between 1958 and 1962 in USA
Dimensions ? 508 × 457 × 260 mm
(20.00 × 17.99 × 10.24 in)
502 × 286 × 381 mm
(19.76 × 11.26 × 15.00 in)
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000310A-3-/-30K-1 HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000019 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000303