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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 ppm. 0° to 50° C. ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-30 / 87-108 / 118-137 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   W-FM   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB (10 dB S/N): < 0.5µV 0.5-30 MHz
AM (10 dB S/N): < 2.0µV 0.5-30 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 87-108 MHz
FM (20 dB S/N): < 4.0µV 118-137 MHz
15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6dB
AM: 4.0 kHz @ -6dB
LSB/USB: 2.3 kHz @ -6dB
2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.52 MHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB .5-30 MHz> 50 dB 87-108 MHz> 60 dB 118-137 MHz 60 dB
Audio output ? 2 Watts, 4 Ohms. < 5% distortion 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W ? 50-100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 / 300 / 500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7-10V DC external or 6×LR20 internal 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 1 A max 300-500 mA
TX ? - 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 19xx in USA Between 1994 and 2000 in Ohio, U.S.A. Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions ? 292 × 133 × 330 mm
(11.50 × 5.24 × 12.99 in)
240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 70 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000002A DRAKE-SW000008 ATLAS-000210