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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Amateur HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 Hz, Software defined

Receiver

RX-range 10-20 m 9 kHz - 52 MHz / 142-172 MHz 0.01-55 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
Sensitivity ? AM
2 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
1.5 µV (142-172 MHz)
33 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)

FM
4 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
0.2 µV (142-172 MHz)
28 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)

SSB/CW
0.2 µV (1.8-54 MHz)
0.18 µV (142-172 MHz)
22 µV (9 kHz - 1.8 MHz)
?
Selectivity ? AM 6 kHz
FM 12 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
CW 600 Hz
Software defined
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 70.7 MHz
2nd: 10.698 (main), 10.702 (sub)
Software defined
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 4.8 W (2×2.4 W main/sub) 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-20 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   Multiple (Software defined)  
RF-output 100 W HF/6 m: 10 W, 2 m: 10 W 1-100 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 BNC
Impedance 52Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12, 28 V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 19xx in USA Between 2006 and 200x in Germany Between 2014 and 20xx in India
Dimensions ? 425 × 175 × 465 mm
(16.73 × 6.89 × 18.31 in)
265 × 80 × 220 mm
(10.43 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight ? 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000001 HILBERLING-PT-008000C APACHE-LABS-ANAN-000200D