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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.001%
Tuning steps Continuous ? 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m - 24-32 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM / CW: 0.5 µV for 10 dB SINAD
FM: 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
SSB: 0.15 µV for 10 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Microprocessor / Phase-Locked-Loop Synthesizer
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 65 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 Watts @ 10% THD into 8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 160-10 m 24-32 MHz
10 / 12 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W 40 W AM/FM/CW: 2-10 W, SSB: 25 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? - ?
TX ? ? 8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 19xx in USA Between 1954 and 1961 in USA Between 2011 and 201x
Dimensions ? 395 × 240 × 355 mm
(15.55 × 9.45 × 13.98 in)
285 × 110 × 335 mm
(11.22 × 4.33 × 13.19 in)
Weight ? 20.50 kg (45.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? XTAL and VFO NB / ANL
Split frequency
Programmable Repeater Offset
Roger beep
Echo chamber
4.3" TFT LCD display
Clock / calendar
Soft buttons
USB-socket with picture viewer and background image loader
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000002A E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-RANGER RANGER-RHF-000618