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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 10-80 m with 2 m / 6 m converter options
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output Max 100 W Max 150 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 1959 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
402 × 141 × 400 mm
(15.83 × 5.55 × 15.75 in)
?
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in keyer and auto AT. DSP. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000380 KENWOOD-TS-000950SDX HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000101 MK IIIA