"Collins Quick Reference" by KK6HY


"1946-1980 HF Amateur Radio Models"



TYPE    DATE     MODEL    PRICE  DESCRIPTION

VFO     c.1946   70E-8   $  40   PTO basic oscillator unit, 5 bands:
                                 80-10 meters
VFO     c.1953   70E-8A     97   PTO basic oscillator unit, 5 bands:
                                 80-10 meters
T       1946     310A      100   CW exciter for 30K, 5 bands:
                                 80-10 meters, 80 Volt output, (807)
T       1946     310B-1/3  190   CW exciter, 5 bands: 80-10 meters,
                                 15 W, 11 tubes (2E26)
T       1946     310C-2    100   CW exciter, 5 bands: 80-10 meters,
                                 80 Volt output (807)
T       1946     30K      1450   500 W, 800 Lbs, AM/CW, 310A
                                 exciter & 11 tube console (4-125A)
T       1950     KW-1     3850   1 kW, 600 Lbs, 7 bands: 160-10 meters,
                                 AM/CW/NBFM, 25 tubes (4-250A)
T       1955     KWS-1    2000   1 kW, 210 Lbs, 6 bands: 80-10 meters,
                                 AM/CW/SSB, with 32W-1 exciter (4X150A)
T       1947     32V       475   150 W, 85 Lbs, 5 bands: 80-10 meters,
                                 AM/CW, 14 tubes (4D32)
T       1947     32V-1     475   150 W, 128 Lbs, 5 bands: 80-10 meters,
                                 AM/CW, 14 tubes (4D32)
T       1950     32V-2     575   150 W, 128 Lbs, 5 bands: 80-10 meters,
                                 AM/CW, 14 tubes (4D32)
T       1951     32V-3     775   150 W, 128 Lbs, 5 bands: 80-10 meters,
                                 AM/CW, 14 tubes (4D32)
R       1946     75A       375   6 bands: 80-10 meters, xtal filter,
                                 75 Lbs, 14 tubes
R       1947     75A-1     375   6 bands: 80-10 meters, xtal filter,
                                 limiter, 75 Lbs, 14 tubes
R       1950     75A-2     420   7 bands: 160-10 meters, AM/CW/ NBFM,
                                 xtal filter, limiter, 65 Lbs, 16 tubes
R       1952     75A-3     530   7 bands: 160-10 meters, AM/CW/ NBFM,
                                 2 mech. filter 50 Lbs
R       1955     75A-4     700   7 bands: 160-10 meters, AM/CW/SSB,
                                 3 meeh. filters, 40 Lbs, 22 tubes
RT      1957     KWM-1     820   10 bands: 14-30 MHz, 100 W,
                                 SSB/CW, 18 Lbs, 24 tubes (6146)
RT      1959     KWM-2    1150   13 bands: 3.4-30 MHz, 100 W,
                                 SSB/CW, 20 Lbs, 17 tubes (6146)
RT      1961     KWM-2A   1250   26 bands: 3.4-30 MHz, 100 W,
                                 SSB/CW, 20 Lbs, 17 tubes (6146)t
RT      1980     KWM-380  6600   digital with 10 Hz steps: 1.6-30
                                 MHz, 100 W, CW/SSB/RTTY, solid state
Amp     1961     30L-1     520   500 W, 3.4-30 MHz, 38 Lbs,linear amp
                                 with 4 tubes & 20 diodes (811A)
Amp     1958     30S-1    1556   1 kW, 3.4-30 MHz, 160 Lbs, linear amp
                                 with 4 tubes (4CX1000A)
T       1958     32S-1     590   175 W, 13 bands: 3.4-30 MHz,
                                 17 Lbs, SSB/CW, 14 tubes (6146)
T       1960     32S-2     590   175 W, 27 bands: 3.4-30 MHz,
                                 17 Lbs, SSB/CW, 14 tubes (6146)
T       1962     32S-3     750   175 W, 13 bands: 3.4-30 MHz,
                                 17 Lbs, SSB/CW, 14 tubes (6146)
R       1958     75S-1     525   13 bands: 3.4-30 MHz, 25 Lbs,
                                 10 tubes
R       1960     75S-2     600   27 bands: 3.4-30 MHz, 25 Lbs,
                                 10 tubes
R       1961     75S-3     680   13 bands: 3.4-30 MHz, 20 Lbs, tunable
                                 BFO, Xtal filter for CW, Q mult, 12 tubes
R       1963     75S-3A    750   27 bands: 3.4-30 MHz, 20 Lbs, tunable BFO,
                                 Xtal filter for CW, Q mult, 12 tubes
R       1964     75S-3B    620   13 bands: 3.4-30 MHz, 20 Lbs, same as 3A
                                 except 5 bandwidths & 3 mech. filters
R       1964     75S-3C    850   27 bands: 3.4-30 MHz, 20 Lbs, same as 3A
                                 except 5 bandwidths & 3 mech. filters
Acc     1955     SC-101    695   station control, speaker, clock,
                                 SWR, phone patch for 75As, 75 Lbs
Acc     1959     SC-301          control console w/24-hour digital clock,
                                 antenna SW, beam direction indicator for
                                 S series (about 12 prototypes made)
Acc     1955     35C-1      40   Low pass filter for 32V series
Acc     1955     8R1        25   100 kHz xtal calibrator for 75A series
Acc     1955     148B1/C1   31   NBFM adapters for 32V and 75A series
Acc     1955     312A-1     40   control console and speaker for
                                 75A series, 35 Lbs
Acc     1957     312B-1     25   speaker in case for KWM-1
Acc     1957     312B-2    185   speaker & SWR meter in case for KWM-1
Acc     1958     312B-3     32   speaker in case for S and KWM-2
                                 series, 4 Lbs
Acc     1958     312B-4    185   speaker & SWR meter in case for
                                 S and KWM-2 series, 8 Lbs
Acc     1959     312B-5    350   speaker, SWR, phone patch &
                                 VFO in case for S & KWM-2, 8 Lbs
Acc     1959     302C-1/2   92   SWR meter in case for KWS-1
Acc     1959     302C-3          SWR meter in case for S & KWM-2 series
Acc     1959     399C-1          speaker in case & VFO for S & KWM-2 series
Acc     1959     136B-2    120   noise blanker for S & KWM-2 series
Acc     1959     CP-1            114 crystal pack, 3.5 to 30 MHz for
                                 KWM & S-series
Acc     1960     MM-1            Hi-Z dynamic, handheld mobile mike
                                 (200-10,000 Hz)
Acc     1960     MM-2       44   Hi-Z reluctance boom mike
                                 earphone (100-7000 Hz)
Acc     1960     MM-3            Hi-Z boom mike
Acc     1960     SM-1       36   Hi-Z dynamic desktop mike
                                 (100-3500 Hz)
Acc     1960     SM-2            desktop mike (200-3000 Hz)
Acc     1960     SM-3            mike
Acc     1960     DL-1            dummy RF load in case, 100W rating, 2 Lbs
Acc     1957     516F-1    136   AC power supply for KWM
Acc     1957     516E-1    262   DC power supply for KWM
Acc     1958     516F-2    105   AC power supply for S & KWM-2 series, 28 Lbs
Acc     1959     516E-2    270   DC power supply for S & KWM-2 series
Acc     1961     PM-2      100   AC power supply for S & KWM-2 series
                                 (13-Lbs plug-in model)
Acc     1961     MP-1      100   DC power supply for S & KWM-2 series, 7 Lbs
Acc     1961     399B-4/5        Novice adapter: adds 4 xtal transmit
                                 operation for S & KWM-2 series
Acc     1962     62S-1     895   VHF transverter: 20 m to 6m or 2m,
                                 25 Lbs 65 W, 9 tubes (4X150A)


"1940-1984 HF Military and Commercial Radio Models"



TYPE    DATE     MODEL           DESCRIPTION

T       1940-49  231-D1 to D20   2-18 MHz, 3 kW, transmitter
T       1940-41  17D, F          175 W AM, 10 channels, first airborne
                                 autotuned transmitter, 60 Lbs, 9 tubes (C120)
R       1941-44  50Q/TCS         1.5-12 MHz, 40 W, AM/CW
                                 transmitter, 50 Lbs, 7 tubes (1625)
R       1941-44  51Q/TCS         2-12 MHz, AM/CW manually tuned receiver,
                                 40 Lbs, 7 tubes
T       1941-45  TDO             2-18 MHz, 300 W AM, 500 W CW,
                                 autotuned transmitter
T       1941-46  TDH 1 to 4      2-18 MHz, 3 kW to S kW, AM/CW,
                                 autotuned transmitter
T       1941-46  AN/ART-13       2-18 MHz, 100 W, airborne, autotune,
                                 13 tubes, 50 Lbs [also known as ATC] (813)
T       1941-46  17H             commercial version of ART-13
T       1942-46  TCZ             shipboard version of ART-13
RT      1944 46  RT-91/ARC-2     2-9 MHz, 30 W AM, CW, autotuned
                                 airborne transceiver, 70 Lbs, 25 tubes (1625)
RT      1944-46  RT-298/ARC-2A   2-9 MHz, 30 W, autotuned airborne
                                 transceiver
RT      1944-46  18S             2-18 MHz, 100 W AM, CW, 10 xtal
                                 channels, comrnercial airborne (813)
RT      1944-46  AN/ARC-59       military version of 18S
R       c.1944-  51H-3           1.5-18.5 MHz, 10-channel autotune,
                                 39 Lbs, 14 tubes
R       1946-    51N-1           HF receiver, fixed tuned
R       1947-48  51N-2           HF receiver, fixed tuned
R       1949-    51J-1           .5-30.5 MHz: 30 bands, HF receiver,
                                 AM/CW, xtal filter
R       1950-    R-381/51J-2     .5-30.5 MHz: 30 bands, HF receiver,
                                 AM/CW, xtal filter
R       1952-61  R-388/51J-3     .5-30.5 MHz: 30 bands, HF receiver,
                                 AM/CW, xtal filter, 18 tubes
R       1955-62  51J-4           .5-30.5 MHz: 30 bands, xtal & mech.
                                 filters, 19 tubes
R       1950-53  R-389           10-600 kHz Signal Corps low
                                 frequency/VLF receiver, 90 Lbs, 39 tubes
R       1950-54  R-390           .5-30.5 MHz, Signal Corps receiver,
                                 xtal & LC filters, 95 Lbs, 32 tubes
R       1955-67  R-390A          .5-30.5 MHz, Signal Corps receiver,
                                 xtal & mech. filters, 95 Lbs, 24 tubes
R       1950-53  R-391           autotuned version of R-390
R       1950-54  R-392           0.5-32 MHz, 25 tubes, DC Model of
                                 R-390, 58 Lbs
RT      1950-54  AN/GRC-19       90 W, AM/CW, autotuned system [R:
                                 R-392; T: T-195], 170+ Lbs
RT      1952-54  618S            2-25 MHz, digital, 100 W, AM, CW
                                 67 Lbs, 45 tubes
RT      1952-54  RT-311/ARC-38   2-25 MHz, digital, 100 W, AM, CW
                                 67 Lbs, 45 tubes [commercial version
                                 618S] (6159)
RT      1962-    RT-594/ARC-38A  2-25 MHz, digital, 100 W, USB, AM
                                 67 Lbs, 45 tubes (6159)
T       1953-55  T-276           1.75-32 MHz, 500 W exciter for
                                 OA-252
RT      1957-87  ARC-58          1 kW, USB/LSB/AM/CW, airborne transceiver,
                                 163 Lbs [commercial version: 618Z] (4X250B)
RT      1957-    TRC-75          jeep installed version of ARC-58
R       c.1957-  50E             2-30 MHz, digital, [50E: receiver,
                                 310F: SSB .2 W exciter, 204H: 2.5 kW amp]
RT      ??       URC-32 (KWT-6)  2-30 MHz, 500 W shipboaard transceiver
R       1958-    R-648/ARR-41    190-550 KHz & 2-25 MHz: 25 bands small DC
                                 airborne version of R-390A, mech. filters,
                                 17 tubes
RT      1958-    32RS-1          1.6-15 MHz, 100 W, SSB, 4 xtal channels,
                                 55 Lbs, 18 tubes [32MS-1A mobile version]
                                 (6146)
R       1959-72  51S-1/G133      2-30 MHz: 28 bands, mech. & xtal filters,
                                 28 Lbs, 17 tubes, 18 diodes (also known as
                                 R-1122 or 1156. G133 28V DC version)
RT      1959-82  618T            2-30 MHz, digital, 400 W,
                                 SSB/AM/CW, 52 Lbs, 14 tubes, 137
                                 transistors (7204 or 4CX250FG)
RT      1959-82  ARC-94, -102    military versions of 618T (also
                                 MRC-95 and VC-102)
RT      1961-    18Z-3/4         2-30 MHz, airborne transceiver, SSB.
                                 1 kW (used in TSC-15)
R       c.1961-  51N-7           2-24 MHz, AM (strip receiver: one
                                 xtal channel ouly)
R       c.1961-  51H-3/ARR-15    1.5-18 MHz: 6 bands, 14 tubes
                                 (replaces the BC-348)
RT      c.1965-  RT-671/PRC-47   2-12 Mhz, 100 W, USB, mobile
                                 transciever, 45 Lbs
RT      196-     RT-718/FRC-93   military version of KWM-2
RT      1967-    718U-SN/SM      HF airborne transciever (military
                                 version: ARC-174)
R       1969-80  651S-1          .4-30 MHz: 11 bandwidths, AM/FM/SSB/CW,
                                 digital, solid-state, 30 Lbs
RT      1970-79  ARC-153 & 157   HF high performance radio sets
RT      1971-82  719D/PRC-515    HF transceiver family
RT      1977-    HF-121, -122    HF high performance radio sets
RT      1978-    628T            HF transceiver
RT      1979-    HF-200          HF communications transceiver
RT      1980-    HF-220          HF communications transceiver
RT      1980-    HF-380          HF commercial version of KWM-380
                                 transceiver
R       c.1980-  451S-1          .2-30 MHz, digital, solid-state (few
                                 prototypes made; basic design of KWM-380)
RT      1980-    AN/ARC-l90      HF airborne communications system
RT      1981-    HFS-700         HF transceiver
R       c.1982-  851S-1          15 kHz-30 MHz, digital, solid-state
                                 (also HF-8050)
R                HF-2020/68T2A   ??
R       1984-    HF-2050         14 kHz:30 MHz, digital with keyboard control
R       1984-    S-1             2.5-30 MHz miniature single circuit
                                 board receiver
Acc              490T-1          2-30 MHz, 630 W antenna tuner
Acc              180S1           2-30 MHz, antenna tuner
Acc     1952-    180L-2/3/3A     2-25 MHz, l50W antenna tuner for
                                 618S, 18 Lbs
Acc     1961-    180V-1          antenna tuner for 32MS-1A and 32RS-1
Acc              180Y-1          5kW antenna tuner


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