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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
EUR 3,673
USD 295 ~ USD 745
Rating No reviews yet No reviews yet
HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 1MHz / 1kHz / 100Hz / 10Hz Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (0.5-30 MHz continuous) 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 10.0-10.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 1.6-30MHz: 1µV antenna input voltage results in 10dB S/N From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 MHz 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100-120W 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC
Current RX 3 A 400 mA
TX 20 A 18 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1983 in USA Between 1978 and 1980 in USA
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Noise blanker (optional)
Speech processor (optional)
Keypad (optional)
VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
Accessories ? Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
MPN COLLINS-HF-000380 TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545)