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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile 6m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
6m
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: 2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? AM/SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (option): 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? X-TAL XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160m / 10-10.5 MHz (WWV)
26.965-27.255 MHz
6m
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? AM: 80 W (input), 50% duty cycle (slightly lower on 10m), SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input) High: 10 W, Medium: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC
Current RX ? 0.5 A ?
TX - Max 21 A Max 2.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1972 and 1974 in Japan Between 197x and 197x in discontinued in the early seventies
Dimensions ? 340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
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Weight ? 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 24 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 27.265-27.555 MHz XTAL option, RX and TX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000388/URR SOMMERKAMP-TS-000288A/24CH KDK-FM-000050-10LA