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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm from -10°C to +50°C after 15 minutes warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 14 kHz - 30 MHz 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 14-150 kHz
A1: 10 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)

0.15-30 MHz
A1: ≤ 1 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)
A3J: ≤ 3 µV (B = 2,7 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
A3: ≤ 15 µV (B = ± 3 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
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Selectivity ? 50 / 250 / 700 / 1500 / 2700 / 3000 / 3400 or 6000 Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 80 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1975 in USA Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 375 × 197 × 317 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.48 in)
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Weight 9.10 kg (20.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3B RFT-EKD-000100 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008888