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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz (USA)
0.15-0.4 / 0.525-1.61 / 3.2-30 / 88-108 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output Max 100 W Max 150 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains Mains Mains or 9V DC (6LR20 / D)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 1978 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
402 × 141 × 400 mm
(15.83 × 5.55 × 15.75 in)
381 × 246 × 120 mm
(15.00 × 9.69 × 4.72 in)
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in keyer and auto AT. DSP. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000380 KENWOOD-TS-000950SDX NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000028