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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 200 Hz per hour after warm-up
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 0.538-34 MHz 20 m (14.20-14.35 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   CW   USB  
Sensitivity ? ? 1 µV for 15 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 2.7 kHz @ -6 dB / 6 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 2305 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? External speaker required 1 W into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 20 m (14.20-14.35 MHz)
Modulations - - USB  
RF-output ? - 200 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (105-117 V AC) ?
Current RX Max 60 W ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 1960 and 1963 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
476 × 216 × 259 mm
(18.74 × 8.50 × 10.20 in)
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Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs) 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ¼" Headphone Jack
S-Meter
AVC ON/OFF
Tone LO/MED/HI
RF Gain
ANL
Mute Line
Antenna Trimmer
BFO
Standby
Dial Lamp
Speaker Terminals
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Accessories ? - ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000110 HEATHKIT-HW-000032