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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 68-88 / 144-174 MHz 0.01-30 MHz + FM broadcast band
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM < 1 µV
SSB < 0,3 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM
10 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
4,4 (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2,0 (-6 dB), 3,4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 55.845 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6V DC 12 V DC external, 8 x R20 + 2 x R6 batteries or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1950 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1981 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions 536 × 311 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.24 × 13.86 in)
? 254 × 102 × 335 mm
(10.00 × 4.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs) ? 7.71 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? S/Battery-Meter
Record Jack
Pre-selector
NB
Dial Lamp
Dial Lamp Switch
Carry Handle
Muting
RF Gain
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075A-1 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000020A SONY-CRF-000001