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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 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 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 in 30 bands 0.54-30.5 MHz 0.25-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
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
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 1 / 3 / 6 / 10 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple 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 SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) Mains (115 or 230 V AC, 45~70 Hz) Mains
Current RX 85 W 85 W ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1956 in USA Between 1957 and 1963 in USA Between 1971 and 1973 in USA
Dimensions 536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
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Weight 19.50 kg (43.0 lbs) 24.90 kg (54.9 lbs) ?
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-000051J-3 COLLINS-000051J-4 COLLINS-000651S-1