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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 160-10 m 440-450 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - 440-450 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
RF-output Max 100 W ? 0.4/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains Mains 5.5-16 V DC
Current RX ? 60W ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between 198x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
?
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF, CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000380 DRAKE-R-000004 HEATHKIT-HWS-000004XL