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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz 10Hz / 50Hz / 1 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 100 W 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX Max 80 W ? ?
TX - 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1986 in Canada Between 1982 and 198x Between 1962 and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 520 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 20.47 in)
286 × 111 × 374 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 14.72 in)
?
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs) with built-in PSU ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 9 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. Built-in PSU options ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-008054A ICOM-IC-000740 K.W.-ELECTRONICS-002000