- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Collins Radio Company; Cedar Rapids (IA)
- Year
- 1959–1975
- Category
- Commercial Receiver (may include amateur bands)
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 68888
Hallo Arpad, heute = Tag der Arbeit ;=)
round logo ab ca. 1967
winged logo bis 1976
all functions in Spanish legend
function legends in Spanish
A chasis view of my 51S-1.
Click on the schematic thumbnail to request the schematic as a free document.
- Number of Tubes
- 17
- Valves / Tubes
- 6DC6 6BA6 6BA6 6BA6 12AX7 6BA6 12AX7 6BF5 6AK6 6BA6 6U8A 6U8A 6U8A 6136 5670 6U8A 6U8A
- Number of Transistors
- 1
- Semiconductors
- 2N647
- Main principle
- Superhet, double/triple conversion; ZF/IF 15000/2500/500 kHz
- Wave bands
- Broadcast, Long Wave and more than two Short Wave bands.
- Power type and voltage
- Alternating Current supply (AC) / 50-400 Hz: 115; 230 Volt
- Loudspeaker
- - This model requires external speaker(s).
- Power out
- 1 W (unknown quality)
- Material
- Metal case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: 51S-1 - Collins Radio Company; Cedar
- Shape
- Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
- Dimensions (WHD)
- 13.5 x 6.7 x 15 inch / 343 x 170 x 381 mm
- Notes
-
Continuous frequency range from 2 to 30 MHz. Additional coverage from 0.2 to 2 MHz for limited monitoring or laboratory use or with separate preselector 55G-1.
AM/CW/SSB; double-conversion above 7 MHz, triple conv. below. Notch-filter, 2 mechanical-filters, extra xtal-filter for AM available; few variants, also rack-handle model. 8500 sets were built.
- Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
- 12 kg / 26 lb 6.9 oz (26.432 lb)
- Price in first year of sale
- 1,828.00 $
- External source of data
- Eilert Menke
- Source of data
- -- Original-techn. papers.
- Mentioned in
- Communications Receivers
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- Shortwave Receivers - Past & Present (4th ed.) (2014)
- Author
- Model page created by a member from D. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
-
Here you find 100 models, 77 with images and 35 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Collins Radio Company; Cedar Rapids (IA)
Collections
The model is part of the collections of the following members.
Forum contributions about this model: Collins Radio: 51S-1
Threads: 1 | Posts: 1
Nützliche Wartungshinweise und Störungsbehandlung (Wellenschalter-Schleifkontakte, dadurch nachlassende Empfindlichkeit in Teilbereichen, S-Meter Nullpunkt, etc.) siehe CQ/DL 11/2004, Seite 788.
Eilert Menke, 25.Oct.04