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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Within 300 Hz if the nearest 100 kHz calibration point is used to adjust the fiducial ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 10 Hz (1 Hz optional)

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30.5 MHz in 30 bands 0.1-1999.8 MHz 0.25-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB  
Sensitivity Band 1: Less than 15 µV for 10 dB S/N
Bands 2 to 30: Less than 5 µV for 10 dB S/N
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-5 MHz: 3.2 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 1 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 1 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1.4 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 1.4 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 4 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 2 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 4 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 5.6 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.5 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.32 µV
1000-1240 MHz: 0.63 µV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.32 µV
1300-1600 MHz: 0.63 µV
1600-2000 MHz: 1 µV
0.7 µV
Selectivity 1 / 3 / 6 / 10 kHz AM
6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM
15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
?
Filters ? ? 2.7 / 16 kHz
Receiver system Triple Conversion Superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output External 270G-3 Speaker, 2.5 W Internal speaker Internal speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type + RCA (Tulip) BNC + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) Mains or 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 85 W ? Max 80 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1956 in USA Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Canada
Dimensions 536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
424 × 150 × 365 mm
(16.69 × 5.91 × 14.37 in)
483 × 178 × 483 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 19.02 in)
Weight 19.50 kg (43.0 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Same as model E, but with color LCD instead. Remote control (via computer)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-3 ICOM-IC-R009000L COLLINS-HF-008050A