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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz (1 Hz optional) 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-32 MHz (general coverage) 0.25-30 MHz 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   FM  
Sensitivity For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz 0.7 µV 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N)
Selectivity 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz ? ± 50 kHz @ 80 dB
Filters ? 2.7 / 16 kHz > 30 kHz (-6 dB)
Receiver system Single conversion, 14 valves Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone) Internal speaker 50 mW into 600 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Clamps / screws BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 200Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack Mains 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max)
Current RX 100VA Max 80 W 60 mA (24V)
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1950 in USA Between 198x and 198x in Canada Between 196x and 198x in Germany
Dimensions 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
483 × 178 × 483 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 19.02 in)
222 × 268 × 330 mm
(8.74 × 10.55 × 12.99 in)
Weight 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs) ? 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 880 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features BFO, Main Tuning Dial, Veneir Tuning Dial, Tuning Lock, Antenna Trimmer, HF/TONE Adjustment, Crystal Phasing, Selectivity , RF GAIN, AF GAIN, Diversity IF GAIN, Noise Limiter, VC. Remote control (via computer) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RCA-SC-000088 COLLINS-HF-008050A MILITARY-EM-000025