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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

Current value
USD 657 ~ USD 667
USD 256 ~ USD 1,033
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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)  6m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability Within 300 Hz if the nearest 100 kHz calibration point is used to adjust the fiducial 0.01 to 0.001% after 15 minutes warmup
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30.5 MHz in 30 bands 0.54-54 MHz in 6 bands (0.54-1.35 / 1.35-3.45 / 3.45-7.4 / 7.4-14.8 / 14.8-29.7 / 29.7-54 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity Band 1: Less than 15 µV for 10 dB S/N
Bands 2 to 30: Less than 5 µV for 10 dB S/N
AM: ≤ 2 µV
CW: ≤ 0.75 µV
Selectivity 1 / 3 / 6 / 10 kHz Selectable bandwidths
Non-XTAL filter: 3 / 8 / 13 kHz
XTAL filter: 200 / 500 Hz and 1.3 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple Conversion Superheterodyne Single conversion below 7.4 MHz, dual conversion above 7.4 MHz
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 3.955 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 72-109 dB (Depending on band)
Audio output External 270G-3 Speaker, 2.5 W 2.5 W (external speaker required)

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 100Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) Mains (95-260 V AC)
Current RX 85 W ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1956 in USA Between 1951 and 1972 in USA
Dimensions 536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
480 × 270 × 420 mm
(18.90 × 10.63 × 16.54 in)
Weight 19.50 kg (43.0 lbs) 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 6 memories are optional
Accessories ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-3 HAMMARLUND-SP-000600