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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable Amateur Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 0.54-42 MHz in five bands 0.54-31 MHz in four bands
Modulations - AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 9 tubes Single conversion, 8 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   - -
RF-output 1 KW (input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (120 V AC) or batteries (90 & 7.5V DC)
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1936 and 193x in USA Between 1950 and 1955 in USA
Dimensions 711.2 × 1689.1 × 457.2 mm
(28.00 × 66.50 × 18.00 in)
? 356 × 355 × 305 mm
(14.02 × 13.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight ? ? 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? BFO
Passive AVC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KW-000001 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000009-SUPER-SKYRIDER HALLICRAFTERS-S-000072R