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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - AM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.4 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 7 kHz @ -6 dB
21 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Crystal controlled single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m
160 m optional
26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output ? 60 W 2.8 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? - ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1954 in USA Between 1965 and 1968 Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
? 143 × 178 × 290 mm
(5.63 × 7.01 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? ? 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000390/URR HAMMARLUND-HX-000050A E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-II