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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Station Control

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 100 Hz after 30-minute warmup
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous N/A

Receiver

RX-range - 10-20 m 2-30MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-20 m ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output 1 KW (input) 100 W 200 / 2000 W

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) Clamps / screws + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 52Ω 52 (unbalanced)Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12, 28 V DC or mains None
Current RX - ? -
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1957 and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 711.2 × 1689.1 × 457.2 mm
(28.00 × 66.50 × 18.00 in)
? 275 × 190 × 300 mm
(10.83 × 7.48 × 11.81 in)
Weight ? ? 3.85 kg (8.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KW-000001 COLLINS-KWM-000001 COLLINS-000312B-4/5