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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 0.001-10.000 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.01-60 MHz 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30 bands
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? Preamp off: 1.3 µV
Preamp on: 0.3 µV
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
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Selectivity ? CW 500/640 (–6 to 60 dB)
SSB 2.39/2.54 (–6 to 60 dB)
AM 6.6/6.74 (–6 to 60 dB)
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Filters ? Software defined ?
Receiver system ? Direct conversion, low IF Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz ?
Image rejection ? 160-10m: 96dB or better 6m: 71 dB or better ?
Audio output ? Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 160-6m -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   -
RF-output 100 W CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ±10% Mains
Current RX ? 1.5A Max 100 W
TX ? 25A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 19xx in USA Between 2009 and 20xx Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 311 × 44 × 311 mm
(12.24 × 1.73 × 12.24 in)
483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
Weight ? 4.08 kg (9.0 lbs) 40.00 kg (88.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories None 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? SDR (Software Defined Radio) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000002A FLEXRADIO-FLEX-003000 EDDYSTONE-000880/3