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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Military Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz 10-80 m 30-75.95 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.4 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? ? 32 kHz @ -6 dB
85 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 16 tubes 19 tubes, 12DQ6B finals ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 30-75.95 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) 10 W

Connections

Antenna - - Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU (Mains or 12V DC option) 27.5 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? 381 × 165.1 × 330.2 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 13.00 in)
?
Weight ? 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 920 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000381 HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000150 MILITARY-AN/VRC-000012