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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.54-18.5 MHz in 3 bands 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 5 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 68.9 MHz
2nd: ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W ? SSB/CW: Max 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50Ω ? 16.7/150 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 2.2 A
TX ? - Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 19xx in USA Between 1938 and 1939 in USA Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions ? ? 410 × 135 × 316 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 12.44 in)
Weight ? ? 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 127 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
RS-232C
Twin RX
Built-in auto-AT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000002A HALLICRAFTERS-S-000019-SKY-BUDDY YAESU-FT-000920AF