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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? 1 p.p.m. per °C or better, accuracy ±50Hz @ 25 °C
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 100 kHz - 29.999 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/FSK: 0.5 µV
FM: 1.0 µV
AM: 3.5 µV
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? 6 / 2.4 kHz (optional 1.8 / 0.5 / 0.25 kHz)
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 80 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output CW: 150 W (input), AM: 120 W (input) 0-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX - 2 A
TX ? 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1987 and 198x in USA
Dimensions ? 146 × 375 × 432 mm
(5.75 × 14.76 × 17.01 in)
Weight ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 62 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Speech processor
Noise blanker
Dual VFO
TX split / RX split
7 Character alpha tags
Clock
Optional RS-232 (1200 baud)
Accessories ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032V-2 TEN-TEC-PARAGON-(000585)