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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 20m  15m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (–20°C to +60°C on the basis of 25°C )
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-20 m LW / MW / 1.6-30 / 87-108 MHz 76-108 / 136-174 / 400-479 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less than 0.18 μV (at 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-20 m - 136-174 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 100 W ? 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) Built-in sweep SMA
Impedance 52Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12, 28 V DC or mains ?V DC 7.2 V DC 2400 mAh Li-Ion battery
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX ? - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 19xx in USA Between 1973 and 1975 Between 2022 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions ? 460 × 270 × 120 mm
(18.11 × 10.63 × 4.72 in)
52.2 × 111.8 × 30.3 mm
(2.06 × 4.40 × 1.19 in)
Weight ? 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 278 gr (9.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 208 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IP67 dust-tight specification and waterproofing
CTCSS/DTCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000001 GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-002000 ICOM-IC-T000010