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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 68-88 / 148-174 / 380-430 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV (no reference) ?
Selectivity ? 18 kHz @ -6 dB, 34 kHz @ -50 dB ?
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne / XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W @ 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   - CW   SSB  
RF-output 1 KW (input) ? 80-100 W

Connections

Antenna - KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-15 V DC Mains
Current RX - 8 W ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 198x and 198x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 711.2 × 1689.1 × 457.2 mm
(28.00 × 66.50 × 18.00 in)
132 × 38 × 183 mm
(5.20 × 1.50 × 7.20 in)
330 × 195 × 355 mm
(12.99 × 7.68 × 13.98 in)
Weight ? 675 gr (1.5 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 16 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KW-000001 HANDIC-000008 KENWOOD-TS-000515