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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 144-146 MHz ?
Modulations - FM   -
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? ± 15 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? >N/A ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 144-146 MHz 10-80m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1 KW (input) High: 10 W, Low: 1 W SSB: 2 kW PEP, CW: 1 kW (with 100 W drive)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX - 0.7 A ?
TX ? 3.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1986 and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 711.2 × 1689.1 × 457.2 mm
(28.00 × 66.50 × 18.00 in)
140 × 50 × 110 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 4.33 in)
378 × 209 × 398 mm
(14.88 × 8.23 × 15.67 in)
Weight ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AQS ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KW-000001 ICOM-IC-000026 HEATHKIT-SB-000221