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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-30 MHz (AM, SSB)
87-108 MHz (FM)
118-137 MHz (AM)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM 0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM 118-137 MHz: 4 µV (1000 Hz, 30% mod)
W-FM: 4 µV (20 dB S/N, mono)
SSB: 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? AM/SSB (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <12 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB (BW=4 kHz)
>4 kHz (-6 dB), <9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB (BW=2.3 kHz)
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? PLL
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB (0.1-30 / 118-137 MHz) >50 dB (87-108 MHz)
Audio output ? Internal speaker / headphones

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - F-type + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9V DC (Mains or 6×D cells)
Current RX ? 510-830 mA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1975 in USA Between 200x and 200x in China
Dimensions 375 × 197 × 317 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.48 in)
506 × 235 × 226 mm
(19.92 × 9.25 × 8.90 in)
Weight 9.10 kg (20.1 lbs) 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) with power supply
Form factor Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? 70 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ANL
Dual clock
Accessories ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3B TECSUN-HAM-002000