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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.55-30 MHz in four bands 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
?
Selectivity ? 4 kHz, shape factor <2 ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 35 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1976 and 197x in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
360 × 160 × 220 mm
(14.17 × 6.30 × 8.66 in)
?
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Noise limiter, BFO. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3 MINIX-MR-000073B SOMMERKAMP-SK-000269R