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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m. 5-60 mins. ± 2 p.p.m. > 60 mins.
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity AM: 5-9 µV
CW: 2-3 µV
? 0.3µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? AM: 4.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.0 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double / triple conversion, 25 tubes ? Double Conversion Superhet.
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 1W at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 15-150 W (AM 8-75 W) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/450Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 25-28V DC Mains 12V DC or mains
Current RX 3 A max ? Max 900 mA @ 12 V DC
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 1987 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 283 × 293 × 352 mm
(11.14 × 11.54 × 13.86 in)
429 × 168 × 439 mm
(16.89 × 6.61 × 17.28 in)
250 × 100 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
Weight 23.70 kg (52.3 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Spectrum scope Built-in keyer and AT. Twin RX RS-232C (4800bps)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000392/URR ICOM-IC-000781 JRC-NRD-000345