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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? None 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm from -10°C to +50°C after 15 minutes warm-up ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 14 kHz - 30 MHz PMR channels
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? 14-150 kHz
A1: 10 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)

0.15-30 MHz
A1: ≤ 1 µV (B = ± 50 Hz, (S+N)/N = 10 dB)
A3J: ≤ 3 µV (B = 2,7 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
A3: ≤ 15 µV (B = ± 3 kHz, (S+N)/N = 20 dB)
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Selectivity ? 50 / 250 / 700 / 1500 / 2700 / 3000 / 3400 or 6000 Hz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB > 80 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - PMR channels
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
RF-output Max 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains Mains 1800 mAh Li-ion battery pack
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
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Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Private Mobile Radio, 446 MHz
Features ? ? IP55 rating dust and splash protection
Robust, rugged and heavy-duty design
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000380 RFT-EKD-000100 SAMCOM-CP-000446