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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.01-30 MHz 1.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM
< 1,5 MHz: 5 µV
1,5 - 30 MHz: < 1 µV
SSB
< 1,5 MHz: 1 µV
1,5 - 30 MHz: < 0,5 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM: 7 / 13 kHz (-6 / -30 dB)
SSB 4 / 8 kHz (-6 / -30 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Wadley Loop
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 2.5 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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 Proprietary SO-239 + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains Mains or 13.8V DC Mains / 12 V DC / 8 × UM-1 cells
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
? 340 × 156 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 6.14 × 11.42 in)
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) ? 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Clarify control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000380 DRAKE-R000007 STANDARD-C-006500