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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.15-29.9 / 87.5-108 MHz 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM mono   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 7 W Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output Max 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 12V DC, 6LR20 and 3LR6 batteries or mains Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C)
Current RX ? ? 15 W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 1986 and 1989 in Hong Kong Between 1984 and 1986 in Taiwan
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
320 × 180 × 250 mm
(12.60 × 7.09 × 9.84 in)
?
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) 4.11 kg (9.1 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in clock ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000380 PHILIPS-D-002999PLL RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000400