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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-20 m 15/20/40 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? less than 1 µV provides readable signal ?
Selectivity ? 2 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Direct conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-20 m 15/20/40 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W 3 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) BNC Built-in sweep
Impedance 52Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12, 28 V DC or mains 13V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 35 mA 90-250 mA
TX ? 450 mA max Max 750 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 19xx in USA Between 1972 and 1975 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 235 × 216 × 108 mm
(9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in)
61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
Weight ? 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) incl. batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VXO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000001 HEATHKIT-HW-000007 ICOM-IC-000202S