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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver

General

Current value
USD 525
USD 889
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 0.01-30 MHz + FM broadcast band
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM < 1 µV
SSB < 0,3 µV
Selectivity ? AM
10 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
4,4 (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2,0 (-6 dB), 3,4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 55.845 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω ?
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12 V DC external, 8 x R20 + 2 x R6 batteries or mains
Current RX Max 60 W ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 1981 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
254 × 102 × 335 mm
(10.00 × 4.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 7.71 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. S/Battery-Meter
Record Jack
Pre-selector
NB
Dial Lamp
Dial Lamp Switch
Carry Handle
Muting
RF Gain
Accessories ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 SONY-CRF-000001