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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.18-30 MHz 150-4000 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries
Current RX ? ? 100-300 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1966 and 1971 in USA Between 1965 and 196x in Denmark
Dimensions 374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
370 × 160 × 280 mm
(14.57 × 6.30 × 11.02 in)
335 × 220 × 150 mm
(13.19 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? Direction Finding function on all bands
BFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3 HEATHKIT-GR-000054 SAILOR-000046T