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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-3
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 80-10 m 0.1-30 MHz (general coverage)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W ? SSB/CW/FM: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 19xx in USA Between 1966 and 1974 Between 1990 and 1994 in Japan
Dimensions ? 289 × 162 × 239 mm
(11.38 × 6.38 × 9.41 in)
238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
Weight ? 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? One optional band Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000002 DRAKE-000002-C YAESU-FT-000890