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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 2,073 ~ USD 2,700
EUR 290
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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 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD (Preamp ON)

AM
0.5-1.605 MHz; ≥ 12.6 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 2.0 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW
2.1 kHz/-6 dB, 4.0 kHz/-60 dB

AM
6.0 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 1.605-2 / 3.5-4 / 5-8 / 9-30 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output Max 100 W 5-100 W (AM 5-25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 1.3-2.1 A
TX ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 50 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000380 ICOM-IC-000077