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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.5-32 MHz 10-80 m + WWV
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: 5-9 µV
CW: 2-3 µV
> 0.5 to 1 µV.
Selectivity ? ? 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ? 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 kHz
Receiver system ? Double / triple conversion, 25 tubes Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Requires external speaker

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 25-28V DC Mains
Current RX ? 3 A max 70 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1975 in USA Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 1962 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 375 × 197 × 317 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.48 in)
283 × 293 × 352 mm
(11.14 × 11.54 × 13.86 in)
281 × 197 × 375 mm
(11.06 × 7.76 × 14.76 in)
Weight 9.10 kg (20.1 lbs) 23.70 kg (52.3 lbs) 8.40 kg (18.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? R-47 external speaker
R-48 external speaker
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3B COLLINS-R-000392/URR HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000117