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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 152-173 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains (13.8V DC option)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1952 and 195x in USA Between 1984 and 1996
Dimensions 374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
330 × 178 × 184 mm
(12.99 × 7.01 × 7.24 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ? 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PBT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-2 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000081 ICOM-IC-R000071A