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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Better than 3 µV @ 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 55 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output CW: 500 W (input), AM: 375 W (input) 20-60 W 3 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX - Max 1.2 A @ 220 VAC ?
TX ? Max 2.5 A @ 220 VAC ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 19xx in USA Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions ? 542 × 222 × 348 mm
(21.34 × 8.74 × 13.70 in)
?
Weight ? 27.00 kg (59.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000310A-3-/-30K-1 RFT-000215B TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000515)