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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.54-18.5 MHz in 3 bands 0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 5 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK)
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output Max 100 W ? FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 2 A
TX ? - Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 1938 and 1939 in USA Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
? 260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) ? 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000380 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000019-SKY-BUDDY YAESU-FT-000847