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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-12 MHz HF 3-32 MHz
0.5-3 MHz with reduced sensitivity
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 7 tubes ? SDR using high-performance 32-bit floating-point DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - HF 80-10 m ham bands
Modulations - SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 80-15m: 10W max, 12-10m: 8W max

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC ? 6.5-14V DC
Current RX ? ? 135 mA
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 196x and 197x Between 2016 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 342.9 × 254 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 10.00 × 10.00 in)
? 147 × 71 × 38 mm
(5.79 × 2.80 × 1.50 in)
Weight 13.61 kg (30.0 lbs) ? 370 gr (13.1 oz) without options
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in PSK/TTY decode/encode
Built-in QSK keyer
Built-in speaker
Low-profile knops and feet
Rear tilt foot
High contrast alphanumeric LCD
Integrated numeric keypad for direct frequency entry
Computer control via supplied USB or RS232 cable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051-Q BRAZAM-BTR-000505 ELECRAFT-KX000002