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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 20m  15m  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-20 m 0.05-30 MHz in 9 bands 3-6 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? 6 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - Proprietary (military)
Impedance 52Ω 50/300 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12, 28 V DC or mains External PSU ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 19xx in USA Between 1945 and 1946 in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions ? 438 × 228 × 305 mm
(17.24 × 8.98 × 12.01 in)
?
Weight ? 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) including 9 coil drawers 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000001 NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000005TA1 MILITARY-BC-000454