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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   All mode  
RF-output 100 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 11-16V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 1 A
TX ? ? Max 7.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 19xx in USA Between 1977 and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions ? 152 × 60 × 234 mm
(5.98 × 2.36 × 9.21 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
Weight ? 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000002A KENWOOD-TR-007500 KENWOOD-TR-000851A