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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 44
USD 50
Rating No reviews yet 2 reviews
HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Good after approx. 20 minutes warm up and the shack isn't too drafty!
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.49-30.4 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Described as "excellent", but weaker on 10m
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? 1 crystal filter with 6 selectivity positions
Receiver system ? Single conversion vacuum tube superhet. with 1 RF amp stage and 2 IF amps, diode detector and BFO using Octal type tubes.
IF-freqs. ? 456 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 8" Jensen speaker as standard

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - -
Impedance 50 Ω 500Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (230/115 V AC)
Current RX ? ~ 90 W
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1950 in USA Between 1946 and 1949 in USA
Dimensions 536 × 311 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.24 × 13.86 in)
?
Weight 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Designed for a electro-dynamic loudspeaker with output transformer in the speaker enclosure. No output transformer on chassis!
Accessories ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075A-1 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40D