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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.12-31 MHz 480 kHz - 30 MHz in five bands
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity - ? ?
Selectivity - ? ?
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system - ? Single Conversion Superheterodyne, 15 tubes
IF-freqs. - ? ?
Image rejection - ? ?
Audio output - ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   - -
RF-output CW: 150 W (input), AM: 120 W (input) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX - ? 80 W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1951 and 195x in USA Between 1971 and 1974 in Great Britain Between 1952 and 1962 in Great Britain
Dimensions 537 × 316 × 352 mm
(21.14 × 12.44 × 13.86 in)
? 426 × 222 × 381 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
Weight 47.60 kg (105.0 lbs) ? 21.30 kg (47.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? • ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Rack Handles • Calibrator 100 kHz • RF Gain • BFO ±3 kHz • Mute • 140:1 Tune Ratio • Standby • NL • Dial Lamp • Dimmer (back panel) • AVC ON/OFF • Flywheel Tuning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032V-3 EDDYSTONE-001830/1 EDDYSTONE-000680X