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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-20 m LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 2 m (144-148 MHz)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? HF: ~0.8 µV
FM: 0.65 µV
?
Selectivity ? 4 / 6.8 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne PLL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W, 60 mm diam. ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-20 m - 2 m (144-148 MHz)
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 100 W ? 25 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 52Ω 50/75Ω 50-73Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12, 28 V DC or mains 9 V DC (6 × 1.5 V or mains adaptor) Mains
Current RX ? 25-65 mA ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 19xx in USA Between 1967 and 1968 Between 1985 and 19xx in Brazil
Dimensions ? 440 × 260 × 120 mm
(17.32 × 10.24 × 4.72 in)
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Weight ? 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS
Four-digit LED display
Digital VU-meter
Tone-burst
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000001 GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000208 DELTA-DBR-000525