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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB > 70 dB
Audio output ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output Max 100 W SSB/CW/FM: 1-10 W, AM: 1-4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 4 A
TX ? 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000380 ICOM-IC-000732S