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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Direct Sampling SDR HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 20m  15m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ±0.25 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps Continuous 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-20 m 0.03-30 MHz 0.1-54 MHz (2 m/70 cm optional)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Direct-sampling SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-20 m - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m (2m / 70cm optional)
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
RF-output 100 W ? 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 + Hi-Z SO-239
Impedance 52Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12, 28 V DC or mains 12V DC or internal batteries 12-15V DC
Current RX ? ? 2 A
TX ? - 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 19xx in USA Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 2019 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
343 × 114 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 4.49 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 4.54 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 144 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Modular hybrid design for easy upgrade and expansion
DSP 7" color touch
display
HDMI video output
Ethernet jack
Remote control
Single or dual panadapter
USB-jacks
RS-232C
Transverter I/O
Iambic keyer
Twin RX
Real-time clock
Built-in help system
Linux-based computing module
Accessories ? ? Comes with KDIV4 option, a second set of band-pass filters and additional direct-sampling ADC module, plus our dual superhet module, the KHDR4.
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000001 LOWE-HF-000225 ELECRAFT-K000004HD