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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
4-Band SSB/CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range - 160-10 m 3.5-3.9 / 7.0-7.3 / 14.0-14.35 / 21.0-21.45 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 3.5-3.9 / 7.0-7.3 / 14.0-14.35 / 21.0-21.45 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   - CW   SSB  
RF-output 1 KW (input) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX - 60W 420 mA
TX ? - 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1964 and 1965 in USA Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 711.2 × 1689.1 × 457.2 mm
(28.00 × 66.50 × 18.00 in)
140 × 273 × 297 mm
(5.51 × 10.75 × 11.69 in)
175 × 136 × 63 mm
(6.89 × 5.35 × 2.48 in)
Weight ? 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

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 ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KW-000001 DRAKE-R-000004 CRKITS-KN-Q000010A