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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ≥ 100 Hz drift/hour after warm-up, ≥ 100 Hz/10% power line variation Stated as +/- 10ppm @ 25°C
Tuning steps ? ? 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on version. Can be reprogrammed by changing internal diode matrix in any multiple of 5 kHz from 5-40 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-30 MHz - 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM  
Sensitivity ? ? S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? 80-15m: 100W, 10m: 80W High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - 5 pin DIN connector for some sort of a control interface unit.
3.5mm phono connector for external speaker (8Ω)

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (120-240 V AC) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? - 600 mA max
TX - 260 W max 6.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1971 and 1973 in USA Between 1966 and 1975 in USA Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions ? 378 × 143 × 340 mm
(14.88 × 5.63 × 13.39 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight ? 12.02 kg (26.5 lbs) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000651S-1 HEATHKIT-SB-000401 KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II