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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 50 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz
Selectivity ? ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 50 MHz -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? 10 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 10-15V DC
Current RX Max 60 W ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
? 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ? 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 255 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ? RS-232
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 GONSET-COMMUNICATOR-000006-METER LOWE-HF-000250E