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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 10 Hz ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30 bands 78-174 / 350-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne FM/AM: double conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output Max 100 W ? VHF/UHF: 45/40, 25/25, 8/8 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? Max 100 W 0.5 A
TX ? - 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain Between 2018 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
?
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) 40.00 kg (88.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 512 channels in 4 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Detachable front panel
Upgradable firmware
Optional APRS
Optional Bluetooth speaker/mic
Color display
Band-scope
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000380 MARCONI-H002301 VERO-GLOBAL-COMMUNICATION-VR-006900