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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  23cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth)
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz)

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz)
Current RX ? ? 100 W
TX - ? 400 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1954 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1969 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
? 413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
Weight 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) ? 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075A-3 KENWOOD-TM-000833S SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007