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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.01-30 MHz 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options)
Modulations - AM   SSB   USB   ISB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double / triple conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (120/240 V AC) 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX - ? Max 1 A @ 13.8 VDC
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 19xx in USA Between 1971 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 375 × 197 × 318 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.52 in)
330 × 140 × 380 mm
(12.99 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
Weight 7.26 kg (16.0 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032S-3 DRAKE-MSR-000001 KENWOOD-JR-000599-CS