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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 657 ~ USD 667
USD 188 ~ USD 349 (similar rigs)
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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)  10m 
Freq. stability Within 300 Hz if the nearest 100 kHz calibration point is used to adjust the fiducial ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30.5 MHz in 30 bands 150-380 kHz / 0.54-30 MHz in four bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM  
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
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Selectivity 1 / 3 / 6 / 10 kHz ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple Conversion Superheterodyne Single Conversion Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output External 270G-3 Speaker, 2.5 W ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1956 in USA Between 1953 and 1960 in Great Britain
Dimensions 536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
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Weight 19.50 kg (43.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? • Speaker Output • Dial Lamp • Rack Handles • Tuning Indicator • Speaker • Phono Input • Vernier Tuning • Log Scale 0-2500 • Tone • Flywheel Tuning
Accessories ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-3 EDDYSTONE-000670A