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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver

General

Current value
USD 188 ~ USD 349 (similar rigs)
USD 179
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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 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30×1000 kHz bands 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   AM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 8 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 110-120 / 220-240V AC
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 1947 and 1952 in USA
Dimensions 536 × 318 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.52 × 13.86 in)
501 × 260 × 425 mm
(19.72 × 10.24 × 16.73 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandspread in ham bands
Accessories ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-1 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000183D