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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Stated as +/- 10ppm @ 25°C
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on version. Can be reprogrammed by changing internal diode matrix in any multiple of 5 kHz from 5-40 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 15,5-26,6 / 23,5-41 / 37,5-65 / 64-115 meter
110-175 / 170-300 / 290 - 570 meter optional
143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations - AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? TRF with regeneration Double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   - FM  
RF-output 1 KW (input) ? High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - 5 pin DIN connector for some sort of a control interface unit.
3.5mm phono connector for external speaker (8Ω)

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6 + 45 + 135 + 180 V 13.8V DC
Current RX - ? 600 mA max
TX ? - 6.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1929 and 1935 in USA Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 711.2 × 1689.1 × 457.2 mm
(28.00 × 66.50 × 18.00 in)
? 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight ? ? 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? External PSU: National 3580B ?
MPN COLLINS-KW-000001 NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000004 KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II