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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Communications receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability Dial calibration at room temperature is within 300 cps if the nearest 100 kc calibration point is used to adjust the fiducial. ? ≤ 0.5 %
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30.5 MHz - 620-205 m / 1.4-3.8 / 3.7-10.6 / 10.5-30.6 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity Band 1: < 15 µV gives 10 dB S/N
Bands 2 to 30: < 5 µV gives 10 dB S/N
? ?
Selectivity 1 / 3 / 6 / 10 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? External speaker or headphones required

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m / 160 m optional -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   DSB   FSK   RTTY   -
RF-output ? 100 W (180 W INPUT) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115 or 230 V AC, 45~70 Hz) Mains Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC)
Current RX 85 W - 45 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1963 in USA Between 1958 and 196x Between 1950 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
457 × 222 × 381 mm
(17.99 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
?
Weight 24.90 kg (54.9 lbs) 40.80 kg (90.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? BFO
S-meter socket
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-4 CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000100V EDDYSTONE-000740