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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C)
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 150-380 kHz / 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 136-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single Conversion Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 100 W ? High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (AC or DC) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 0.5 A
TX ? - Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 19xx in USA Between 1953 and 1960 in Great Britain Between 1990 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
Weight ? ? 750 gr (1.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? • Speaker Output • Dial Lamp • Rack Handles • Tuning Indicator • Speaker • Phono Input • Vernier Tuning • Log Scale 0-2500 • Tone • Flywheel Tuning PLL IC: PLL2001
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000002A EDDYSTONE-000670A ICOM-IC-000229A