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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.54-18.5 MHz in 3 bands 0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 5 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK)
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W ? FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 2 A
TX ? - Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 19xx in USA Between 1938 and 1939 in USA Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
Weight ? ? 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000002A HALLICRAFTERS-S-000019-SKY-BUDDY YAESU-FT-000847