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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  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 ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 40 kHz - 31 MHz in 10 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 3 µV above 1500 kHz
8 µV for lower frequencies
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
2 kHz @ -2.5 dB
5 kHz @ -35 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Hi-Z -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 10-15V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between USA and USA Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 194x and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
520 × 305 × 342 mm
(20.47 × 12.01 × 13.46 in)
Weight 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 22.90 kg (50.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 255 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000391 LOWE-HF-000250E EDDYSTONE-000358/I