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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1MHz / 1kHz / 100Hz / 10Hz Continuous 10 Hz (1 Hz optional)

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (0.5-30 MHz continuous) 3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz 0.25-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB  
Sensitivity 1.6-30MHz: 1µV antenna input voltage results in 10dB S/N ? 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 2.7 / 16 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 MHz 3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-30 MHz -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 100-120W 260 W PEP ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 12 V DC Mains
Current RX 3 A ? Max 80 W
TX 20 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1983 in USA Between 196x and 1970 Between 198x and 198x in Canada
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
? 483 × 178 × 483 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 19.02 in)
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Noise blanker (optional)
Speech processor (optional)
Keypad (optional)
? Remote control (via computer)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-000380 SBE-SB-000035 COLLINS-HF-008050A