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Collins 51S-1

Collins 51S-1


Introduction Date / Price: 1959 / $1828
Tube 5670 (1), 6AK6 (1), 6AU6 / 7543 (2), 6BA6 (4), 6BF5 (1), 6DC6 (1), 6EA8 (5), 12AX7 (2)
Semiconductor 1N1492 (3), 2N388 (1), 2N6373 (4), 1N34A (4)


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Collins 51S-1 inside1

Collins 51S-1 inside2



Specifications

・FREQUENCY RANGE : 200 KHz to 30 MHz in thirty 1 MHz segments
・MODES : Selectable USB, LSB, CW or AM.
・POWER REQUIREMENTS:
 51S-1/51S-1F 115/230 vac, 50-400 Hz; power consumption is approximately 125 watts
 51S-1B 115 vac, 50-400 Hz; power consumption is approximately 125 watts
 51S-1A/51S-1AF 28 VDC, 4.5 A
・HARMONIC AND OTHER SPURIOUS RESPONSE:
 Image rejection better than 50 dB from 2 to 25 MHz and better than 40 dB from 25 to 30 MHz
 Internal spurious signals below 1 uv equivalent antenna input
 Other spurious signals better than 70 dB except for 4.8 to 5.2 MHz (better than 40 dB)
・AUDIO NOISE LEVEL : Not less than 40 db below 1 watt
・CALIBRATOR : 100 kHz crystal oscillator
・FREQUENCY STABILITY:
Following a 20-minute warm-up and for a temperature change of from 0 to 50 deg C: Within 885 Hz at tuned frequencies between 2 and 7 MHz ; within 36 PPM (+/- 400 Hz) at 7 MHz to 27 PPM (+/- 400 Hz) at 30 MHz.
Not more than 100 Hz with 10% line voltage variation.
・CALIBRATION ACCURACY : Within 400 Hz after nearest 100 kHz point calibration
・BACKLASH : Not more than 150 Hz.
・VISUAL DIAL ACCURACY : 200 Hz on all bands.
・SENSITIVITY :
 AM mode
  3.0 uv for 10 db signal-plus-noise-to-noise ratio (2 to 30 MHz).
  15.0 uv for 10 db signal-plus-noise-to-noise ratio (0.5 to 2.0 MHz).
  20.0 uv for 10 db signal-plus-noise-to-noise ratio (0.2 to 0.5 MHz).
  5.0 uv for 10 db signal-plus-noise-to-noise ratio, 55G-1 Preselector (0.2 to 2.0 MHz).
 SSB/CW mode
  0.6 uv for 10 db carrier on - carrier off (2 to 30 MHz).
  3.0 uv for 10 db carrier on - carrier off (0.5 to 2.0 MHz).
  4.0 uv for 10 db carrier on - carrier off (0.2 to 0.5 MHz).
  1.0 uv for 10 db carrier on - carrier off, 55G-1 Preselector (0.2 to 2.0 MHz).
・SELECTIVITY
 SSB (3.5 dB points, mechanical filter): 2.75 kHz (optional filter 2.40 kHz).
 CW (6.0 dB points, mechanical filter): 800 Hz nominal (optional filter 250 Hz).
 AM (6.0 dB points, IF transformers): 5.0 kHz nominal; 22.0 kHz (60 dB points).
・Q-MULTIPLIER NOTCH REJECTION : Better than 40 dB
・VARIABLE FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR : 70K-7 permeability tuned oscillator (PTO)
・ANTENNA INPUT IMPEDANCE : 50 ohms nominal, unbalanced
・AUDIO OUTPUT LEVEL : 1 watt at AGC threshold, 3 watts maximum.
・AUDIO OUTPUT REQUIREMENTS : Speaker: 3-4 ohms / 600 ohms.  Phone Patch : 600 ohms
・AUDIO BALANCED REMOTE LINE OUTPUT : 600 ohms
・AUDIO FREQUENCY RESPONSE (AM) : 200 to 2500 Hz (+/- 6 dB)
・AUDIO DISTORTION : Not more than 10% at 1 watt
・AMBIENT TEMPERATURE : 0-50 degC
・AMBIENT HUMIDITY RANGE : 0%-90%
・ALTITUDE : 0-10,000 ft
・PROTECTIVE DEVICES : Fuse in ac line
・SIZE : Receiver with feet : 14 3/4" W, 7 3/4" H, 14" D (37.47 cm W, 19.69 cm H, 35.56 cm D)
・WEIGHT : 28 lbs. (12.7 kg).

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