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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 0.5-32 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: 5-9 µV
CW: 2-3 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double / triple conversion, 25 tubes VFO or 6 × XTAL channels
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 25-28V DC 13.7V DC
Current RX ? 3 A max Max 140 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1954 in USA Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
283 × 293 × 352 mm
(11.14 × 11.54 × 13.86 in)
120 × 40 × 190 mm
(4.72 × 1.57 × 7.48 in)
Weight ? 23.70 kg (52.3 lbs) 750 gr (1.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000390/URR COLLINS-R-000392/URR MINIX-MR-000002S