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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 80-10 m 2 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) ?
Filters ? ? 2.3 kHz ladder filter
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Jensen speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 2 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   - CW   SSB  
RF-output 1 KW (input) ? 7 watts PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains ?
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1957 and 1959 Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 711.2 × 1689.1 × 457.2 mm
(28.00 × 66.50 × 18.00 in)
171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
?
Weight ? 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? One optional band Operate 2 Meter CW with optional MFJ-416 CW adapter board
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KW-000001 DRAKE-000001-A MFJ-009402