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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-30 MHz 0.54-55 MHz in five bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? 9 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 900 mA ?
TX - Max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1980 and 198x Between 1947 and 1951 in USA
Dimensions 374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
241 × 111 × 311 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 12.24 in)
?
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3 ICOM-IC-000720A NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000057