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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 80-10 m 0.54-31 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM: 5-9 µV
CW: 2-3 µV
? ?
Selectivity ? 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double / triple conversion, 25 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Jensen speaker ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 25-28V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 3 A max ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 1957 and 1959 Between 1956 and 1958 in USA
Dimensions 283 × 293 × 352 mm
(11.14 × 11.54 × 13.86 in)
171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
511 × 279 × 343 mm
(20.12 × 10.98 × 13.50 in)
Weight 23.70 kg (52.3 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 31.70 kg (69.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? One optional band ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000392/URR DRAKE-000001-A HAMMARLUND-HQ-000150