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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 ~ 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 30-1300 MHz 118-174 / 300-520 / 800-999 MHz (after modification)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 100 W 350/300 mW High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 3V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? 38-170 mA Max 1 A
TX ? Max 440 mA Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 19xx in USA Between 1998 and 2001 Between 1998 and 199x
Dimensions ? 58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
Weight ? 170 gr (6.0 oz) incl battery and antenna 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 180 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
RIT
Alpha tags. CTCSS/PL. 1K2/9K6 bd packet ready
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000002 ICOM-IC-Q000007A KENWOOD-TM-G000707A