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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? 2.5 ppm -4F to +140F (-20 C - +60 C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + CB and WWV 0.495-824 / 849-867 / 894-999 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW/FSK: 0.6 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB (15-160 m) Better than 50 dB (10 m) ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output 100 W SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), AM/FSK: 50 W (input) 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.5V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX ? Max 1.1 A 2.1A max
TX ? Max 21 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions ? 280 × 125 × 370 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 14.57 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
Weight ? 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 1052 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000002A YAESU-FT-000301 ICOM-IC-000080AD