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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 26-56 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.13 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 28-29.7/50-54 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? AM: 5-25 W, FM/SSB/CW: 10-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 1.4-1.6 A
TX - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1950 in USA Between 1988 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 536 × 311 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.24 × 13.86 in)
241 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075A-1 ICOM-IC-000575H