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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  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 80-10 m 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise.
Selectivity ? ? 5kHz (6 dB) or better
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 60dB
Audio output ? ? 1W @ 3% THD

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (120 VAC)
Current RX ? ? 40W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1960 and 1961 Between 1961 and 1964 in USA
Dimensions 374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
304 × 177 × 228 mm
(11.97 × 6.97 × 8.98 in)
305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Seven optional bands ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3 DRAKE-000002-A DRAKE-000002-B