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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 118-174 / 410-470 MHz 10-80 m with 2 m / 6 m converter options
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 144-148 / 430-450 MHz -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   -
RF-output Max 100 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? Max 1 A ?
TX ? Max 11 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 199x and 19xx Between 1959 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
?
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 280 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9k6 packet ready. Alpha tags. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000380 KENWOOD-TM-V000007A HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000101 MK IIIA