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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

Current value
USD 378
USD 188 ~ USD 349 (similar rigs)
Rating No reviews yet No reviews yet
HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability Dial calibration at room temperature is within 300 cps if the nearest 100 kc calibration point is used to adjust the fiducial. ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30.5 MHz 0.54-40 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity Band 1: < 15 µV gives 10 dB S/N
Bands 2 to 30: < 5 µV gives 10 dB S/N
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Selectivity 1 / 3 / 6 / 10 kHz ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115 or 230 V AC, 45~70 Hz) 105-130V AC
Current RX 85 W ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1963 in USA Between 1957 and 1960 in USA
Dimensions 536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
425 × 255 × 275 mm
(16.73 × 10.04 × 10.83 in)
Weight 24.90 kg (54.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-4 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000188