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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

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  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical 0.001%
Tuning steps Continuous 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 26.695-27.845 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz < 0.5 µV / < 0.15 µV for 10 dB S/N (AM/ SSB)
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
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? -50 dB
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 2.5W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.695-27.845 MHz
Modulations - - AM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? AM: 4 W / SSB: 12 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 10-15V DC Mains / 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 1 A max
TX - - 3.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between USA and USA Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
285 × 135 × 342 mm
(11.22 × 5.31 × 13.46 in)
Weight 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? RS-232 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000391 LOWE-HF-000250E GALAXY-DX-002547