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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.55-30 MHz in 4 bands 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ±2.6 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single Conversion Superheterodyne, 9 Tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   - -
RF-output 1 KW (input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1965 and 1966 Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 711.2 × 1689.1 × 457.2 mm
(28.00 × 66.50 × 18.00 in)
380 × 190 × 260 mm
(14.96 × 7.48 × 10.24 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
Weight ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack
S-Meter
BFO
Q-Multiplier
IF Gain
ANL
Bandspread
Antenna Trimmer
Mute
Dial Lamp
Standby
AVC ON/OFF
?
Accessories ? ? AC-E60HG AC adapter
MPN COLLINS-KW-000001 LAFAYETTE-HA-000230-(KT-340) SONY-ICF-SC000001