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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 10-80 m SW: 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 31, 41, 49 m /
87-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Internal Ni-MH battery, 3×AA cells, AC adapter or dynamo crank.
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1954 and 1985 in USA Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
400 × 159 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.78 in)
114 × 22 × 50 mm
(4.49 × 0.87 × 1.97 in)
Weight 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 18.15 kg (40.0 lbs) 505 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000390A/URR SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000505 ETÓN-FR000350