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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-30 MHz 10-20 m LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? HF: ~0.8 µV
FM: 0.65 µV
Selectivity ? ? 4 / 6.8 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W, 60 mm diam.

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-20 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 52Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12, 28 V DC or mains 9 V DC (6 × 1.5 V or mains adaptor)
Current RX ? ? 25-65 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1973 in USA Between 1957 and 19xx in USA Between 1967 and 1968
Dimensions ? ? 440 × 260 × 120 mm
(17.32 × 10.24 × 4.72 in)
Weight ? ? 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000651S-1 COLLINS-KWM-000001 GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000208