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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 10-160 m 0.54-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity - ? ?
Selectivity - ? ?
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system - ? ?
IF-freqs. - ? ?
Image rejection - ? ?
Audio output - ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   - -
RF-output CW: 150 W (input), AM: 120 W (input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1951 and 195x in USA Between 1952 and 1954 in USA Between 1956 and 1961 in USA
Dimensions 537 × 316 × 352 mm
(21.14 × 12.44 × 13.86 in)
536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
413 × 241 × 233 mm
(16.26 × 9.49 × 9.17 in)
Weight 47.60 kg (105.0 lbs) 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) 13.60 kg (30.0 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032V-3 COLLINS-000075A-3 HAMMARLUND-HQ-000100C