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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-12 MHz 150-380 kHz / 0.54-30 MHz in four bands -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 7 tubes Single Conversion Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 m (continuous)
Modulations - - AM   CW  
RF-output ? ? AM: 100 W, CW: 115 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC Mains (AC or DC) Mains
Current RX ? ? -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1953 and 1960 in Great Britain Between 1952 and 195x in USA
Dimensions 342.9 × 254 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 10.00 × 10.00 in)
? 508 × 311 × 438 mm
(20.00 × 12.24 × 17.24 in)
Weight 13.61 kg (30.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? • Speaker Output • Dial Lamp • Rack Handles • Tuning Indicator • Speaker • Phono Input • Vernier Tuning • Log Scale 0-2500 • Tone • Flywheel Tuning ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051-Q EDDYSTONE-000670A HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000020