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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2 p.p.m. with optional TCXO-3 ±2.5ppm
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-30 MHz (general coverage) 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
136-174 / 420-520 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
76-108 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 500mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
136-174 / 420-520 MHz
144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 100 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W, AM: 25 W VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 7.4V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 19xx in USA Between 1990 and 1994 in Japan Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
62 × 125 × 34 mm
(2.44 × 4.92 × 1.34 in)
Weight ? 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 490 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Electronic Keyer
IF Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Dual display
VOX
DTMF
Stopwatch
Alarm
SOS function
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000002 YAESU-FT-000890 WOUXUN-KG-UV000008D