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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
WWII Single-Frequency Beacon Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Fixed

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30×1000 kHz bands 0.54-30 MHz 75 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion, 18 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Optional

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 24 and 250 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 1946 and 1948 in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 536 × 318 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.52 × 13.86 in)
546 × 310 × 387 mm
(21.50 × 12.20 × 15.24 in)
?
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 30.40 kg (67.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack, S Meter, Bandspread, Speaker Terminals, Sensitivity, ANL, BFO, Phono Terminals, Standby, Dial Lamp, AVC ON/OFF, Hinged Top Cover, Carry Handles ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-1 HAMMARLUND-SP-000400-X MILITARY-BC-000341F