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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity - ? ?
Selectivity - ? ?
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system - ? ?
IF-freqs. - ? ?
Image rejection - ? ?
Audio output - ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m + WARC 10-80m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
RF-output CW: 150 W (input), AM: 120 W (input) 100 W 90 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX - ? -
TX ? ? 225 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1951 and 195x in USA Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 1962 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 537 × 316 × 352 mm
(21.14 × 12.44 × 13.86 in)
240 × 93 × 295 mm
(9.45 × 3.66 × 11.61 in)
333 × 159 × 305 mm
(13.11 × 6.26 × 12.01 in)
Weight 47.60 kg (105.0 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032V-3 YAESU-FT-000707 LAFAYETTE-KT-000390-STARFLITE