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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30×1000 kHz bands 0.54-54 MHz in 5 bands 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion, tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 6000 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1964 and 196x
Dimensions 536 × 318 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.52 × 13.86 in)
285 × 160 × 230 mm
(11.22 × 6.30 × 9.06 in)
296 × 110 × 267 mm
(11.65 × 4.33 × 10.51 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) ? 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-1 AMECO-R-000005A PEARCE-SIMPSON-GUARDIAN-000023