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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Military Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 26.000-69.950 MHz 225-400 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? ± 50 kHz @ 80 dB ?
Filters ? > 30 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 50 mW into 600 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - 225-400 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - AM  
RF-output Max 100 W ? 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military) -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max) 150, 28, and 300 V DC
Current RX ? 60 mA (24V) ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 196x and 198x in Germany Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
222 × 268 × 330 mm
(8.74 × 10.55 × 12.99 in)
?
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 880 channels in 1 bank(s) 1750 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000380 MILITARY-EM-000025 MILITARY-AN/ARC-000045