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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-30 MHz - 10-20 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   - CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 10-20 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 1 KW (input) 100 W

Connections

Antenna - - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 52Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12, 28 V DC or mains
Current RX Max 80 W - ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1986 in Canada Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1957 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 520 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 20.47 in)
711.2 × 1689.1 × 457.2 mm
(28.00 × 66.50 × 18.00 in)
?
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-008054A COLLINS-KW-000001 COLLINS-KWM-000001