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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 525
USD 271
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
Selectivity ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 / 500Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX Max 60 W 1.2 A max
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
Accessories ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 ICOM-IC-R000072DC