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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30×1000 kHz bands - 0.55-30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? 7 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m / 6m / 2m -
Modulations - CW   -
RF-output ? 50 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50Ω 50/500 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? - ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1963 and 1966
Dimensions 536 × 318 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.52 × 13.86 in)
203 × 305 × 203 mm
(7.99 × 12.01 × 7.99 in)
?
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-1 HARVEY-WELLS-TBS-000050B-(BANDMASTER-JUNIOR) LAFAYETTE-HA-000063A