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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Ham-Scan panoramic adapter

General

HAM bands ? ? None 
Freq. stability ? Within 1100 Hz (or 120 Hz using optional oven standard) over the temperature range of 0-50 °C. ?
Tuning steps ? Selectable steps of 10 Hz, 100 Hz, 1 kHz or 1 MHz; 200 steps per revolution (20 for 1 MHz steps) of tuning knob. Not applicable

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-30 MHz 0.2-30 MHz HF
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   All mode  
Sensitivity ? (at 1.6 to 30 MHz, not more than antenna input) 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N for SSB and CW using 2.1 kHz filter and 3.5 µV in AM (30% mod 1 kHz) using 6-kHz filter 0.2 to 1.6 MHz, not more than 1.5 µV SSB/CW and 10 µV AM for above conditions. 50 µV for 1" vertical deflection at full gain
Selectivity ? Filter -3dB Min -60 dB Max
6.0 6.0 kHz 30.0 kHz
2.1 2.1 kHz 4.4 kHz
360 360 Hz 1250.0 Hz

optional
AC-3811 140 Hz 600 Hz
AC-3812 1.7 kHz 3.4 kHz
AC-3814 3.0 kHz 9.0 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne (?) ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: ?
2nd: 455 kHz
350 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - ?
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 13.8 V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? 40 W max
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1973 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 196x and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 394 × 191 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.52 × 17.99 in)
133 × 187 × 280 mm
(5.24 × 7.36 × 11.02 in)
Weight ? 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 3.85 kg (8.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Passband tuning
Built-in AC/DC power supply
Built-in speaker
Digital frequency readout
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000651S-1 COLLINS-000451S-1 HEATHKIT-HO-000013