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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Desktop HF receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz 10-80 m 0.54-18 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 5 kHz (-50 dB), 1.8 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 16 tubes ? conversion superheterodyne, 8 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 196x and 19xx in Japan Between 1955 and 1959 in USA
Dimensions ? 330.2 × 152.4 × 260.35 mm
(13.00 × 6.00 × 10.25 in)
?
Weight ? 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000381 SOMMERKAMP-FR-000050B HALLICRAFTERS-S-000093