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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps Continuous 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Hi-Z Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 10-15V DC 3V DC (2R6/AA)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1954 and 1985 in USA Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 1999 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
135 × 33 × 91 mm
(5.31 × 1.30 × 3.58 in)
Weight 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232 5-character alpha tags
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000390A/URR LOWE-HF-000250 SONY-ICF-SW000007