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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 77.5-80 MHz (410-412.5 MHz Hi band converter option: DLS-410) 160-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double-conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz - Ceramic filter: Murata CFW455E
?
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output Max 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 TV-antenne -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? 60W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 198x and 198x in Sweden Between 1964 and 1965 in USA
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
120 × 40 × 180 mm
(4.72 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000380 DLS-000160 DRAKE-R-000004