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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option ?
Tuning steps Continuous 0.001 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   AM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   AM  
RF-output 1 KW (input) 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 3.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-15V DC ?
Current RX - 0.9 A ?
TX ? 22 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 711.2 × 1689.1 × 457.2 mm
(28.00 × 66.50 × 18.00 in)
112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
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Weight ? 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 144 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KW-000001 ELECRAFT-K000003 LAFAYETTE-MICRO-000066