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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ?
Freq. stability Within 1100 Hz (or 120 Hz using optional oven standard) over the temperature range of 0-50 °C.
Tuning steps Selectable steps of 10 Hz, 100 Hz, 1 kHz or 1 MHz; 200 steps per revolution (20 for 1 MHz steps) of tuning knob.

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity (at 1.6 to 30 MHz, not more than antenna input) 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N for SSB and CW using 2.1 kHz filter and 3.5 µV in AM (30% mod 1 kHz) using 6-kHz filter 0.2 to 1.6 MHz, not more than 1.5 µV SSB/CW and 10 µV AM for above conditions.
Selectivity Filter -3dB Min -60 dB Max
6.0 6.0 kHz 30.0 kHz
2.1 2.1 kHz 4.4 kHz
360 360 Hz 1250.0 Hz

optional
AC-3811 140 Hz 600 Hz
AC-3812 1.7 kHz 3.4 kHz
AC-3814 3.0 kHz 9.0 kHz
Filters ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne (?)
IF-freqs. 1st: ?
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB
Audio output Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range -
Modulations -
RF-output ?

Connections

Antenna BNC
Impedance 50Ω
Other -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8 V DC
Current RX ?
TX -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 394 × 191 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.52 × 17.99 in)
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station

Other features

Memories None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Passband tuning
Built-in AC/DC power supply
Built-in speaker
Digital frequency readout
Accessories ?
MPN COLLINS-000451S-1