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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.54-20 MHz 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Regenerative
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Built-in 4" speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 200Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX ? Max 80 W ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 19xx in USA Between 1937 and 19xx Between 196x and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? 455 × 261 × 440 mm
(17.91 × 10.28 × 17.32 in)
254 × 178 × 127 mm
(10.00 × 7.01 × 5.00 in)
Weight ? 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) incl. cabinet
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Bandspread tuning
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000002A HAMMARLUND-SP-000100X LAFAYETTE-EXPLOR-AIR-(KT-000135)