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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 12.5 kHz 0.1 / 1 / 5(9) / 10 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-20 m 60-89 / 108-138 / 140-179 / 380-519 MHz 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? FM VHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
FM UHF: 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? +/- 25 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? 7.2 / 6 / 5.7 kHz
Receiver system ? Double-conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Kyocera F455R 15A
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) TV-antenne + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 52Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12, 28 V DC or mains 13.2 V DC or mains + 2 × R6/AA for memory backup 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 450 mA max
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 19xx in USA Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 1995 and 1998
Dimensions ? 270 × 95 × 230 mm
(10.63 × 3.74 × 9.06 in)
232 × 89 × 198 mm
(9.13 × 3.50 × 7.80 in)
Weight ? 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs) 2.27 kg (5.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 70 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 160 channels in 16 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in clock
LED display
¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, VRIT Tuning, Dial Lamp, Keypad, NB, Fine Tuning, Clock, 5-Event Timer, Scan, Sweep, Standby, Lock, Record Jack, Sleep Timer, Four Tuning Steps.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000001 DLS-000070 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000394