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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  20m  15m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-20 m 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-20 m 144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output ? 100 W 50 W

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance 50 Ω 52Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12, 28 V DC or mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1950 in USA Between 1957 and 19xx in USA Between 2025 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 536 × 311 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.24 × 13.86 in)
? 183 × 93 × mm
(7.20 × 3.66 × 0.00 in)
Weight 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags
Non volatile EEPROM storage
Built-in 1200/9600 bd
KISS TNC with APRS
3.45" color TFT
WLAN, Bluetooth. USB-C
Extensive voice guidance
Micro-SD card slot
D-Star reflector terminal mode
GPS
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075A-1 COLLINS-KWM-000001 KENWOOD-TM-D000750A