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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
DMR Radio Power Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz 100 / 10 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 26-30 MHz 136-174 / 222-225 / 340-350 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode   DMR  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 26-30 MHz 136-174 / 222-225 / 340-350 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode   DMR  
RF-output Max 100 W High: 100 W (25 W AM), Low: 20 W (5 W AM) 30-40 W @ 2-5 W input

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 11-16V DC 12~15 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? Max 20 A 4.5-6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
156 × 61 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.40 × 11.42 in)
115 × 35 × 135 mm
(4.53 × 1.38 × 5.31 in)
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) ? 800 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000380 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000788DX VERO-GLOBAL-COMMUNICATION-VR-P000025D