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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Dial calibration at room temperature is within 300 cps if the nearest 100 kc calibration point is used to adjust the fiducial. ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30.5 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   -
Sensitivity Band 1: < 15 µV gives 10 dB S/N
Bands 2 to 30: < 5 µV gives 10 dB S/N
?
Selectivity 1 / 3 / 6 / 10 kHz ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? AM: 200 W, SSB/CW: 275 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50Ω 50/600Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115 or 230 V AC, 45~70 Hz) Mains
Current RX 85 W -
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1963 in USA Between 1956 and 1962 in USA
Dimensions 536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
530 × 290 × 410 mm
(20.87 × 11.42 × 16.14 in)
Weight 24.90 kg (54.9 lbs) 33.00 kg (72.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? XTAL and VFO
Accessories ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-4 E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-VALIANT