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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Power Supply

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK) -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output Max 100 W FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains (120 / 240 V AC)
Current RX ? Max 2 A -
TX ? Max 22 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan Between 197x and 197x in USA (late seventies)
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
?
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 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 ? 9K6 packet ready ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000380 YAESU-FT-000847 HEATHKIT-HWA-002036-3