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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 49.8-54.0 MHz 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV provides output 10 dB above noise ?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 22-26 MHz (tunable)
2nd: 2 MHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 3 W internal speaker, 15 W PA output ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 49.8-54.0 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? AM: 8 W, CW: 10 W Max 125 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50-72Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 230/115 VAC 6.3V DC, 12.6V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? 60 W ?
TX - 120 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1975 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1982 and 198x
Dimensions 375 × 167 × 332 mm
(14.76 × 6.57 × 13.07 in)
305 × 152 × 254 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 10.00 in)
?
Weight 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Auto-AT option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051S-1 HEATHKIT-HW-000010-'SHAWNEE' KENWOOD-TS-000930