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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Direct Sampling SDR HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.25 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps Continuous 30 kHz kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-20 m 146-148 MHz 0.1-54 MHz (2 m/70 cm optional)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? 0.4 µV or better ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Direct-sampling SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-20 m 146-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m (2m / 70cm optional)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
RF-output 100 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 52Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12, 28 V DC or mains 13.8V DC 12-15V DC
Current RX ? ? 2 A
TX ? 2.5 A max 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 19xx in USA Between 1973 and 197x in Japan Between 2019 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? ? 343 × 114 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 4.49 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? ? 4.54 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 67 channels in 1 bank(s) 144 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Modular hybrid design for easy upgrade and expansion
DSP 7" color touch
display
HDMI video output
Ethernet jack
Remote control
Single or dual panadapter
USB-jacks
RS-232C
Transverter I/O
Iambic keyer
Twin RX
Real-time clock
Built-in help system
Linux-based computing module
Accessories ? ? Comes with KDIV4 option, a second set of band-pass filters and additional direct-sampling ADC module, plus our dual superhet module, the KHDR4.
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000001 ICOM-IC-000230 ELECRAFT-K000004HD