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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Headless HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.01-3300 MHz 1.6-12 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-1.8 MHz: 25 µV
1.8-50 MHz: 2.5 µV
50-700 MHz: 2 µV
700-1300 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-50 MHz: 0.63 µV
50-700 MHz: 0.5 µV
700-1300 MHz: 0.63 µV
1300-2300 MHz: 5.6 µV
2300-3000 MHz: 18 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
50-700 MHz: 1.4 µV
700-1300 MHz: 1.8 µV
1300-2300 MHz: 18 µV
2300-3000 MHz: 56 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.495-1.8 MHz: 5 µV
1.8-50 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-700 MHz: 0.4 µV
700-1300 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? AM/FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 50 kHz (-6 dB), 230 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB)
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Filters ? ? 2.4 kHz
Receiver system ? ? superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 1.6-12 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1 KW (input) ? 30/100 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC +/- 15% 24/12V DC, 110/220V AC
Current RX - Max 1.5 A ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 2006 and 200x Between 1975 and 1988 in East Germany
Dimensions 711.2 × 1689.1 × 457.2 mm
(28.00 × 66.50 × 18.00 in)
146 × 41 × 206 mm
(5.75 × 1.61 × 8.11 in)
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Weight ? 1.35 kg (3.0 lbs) 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? CTCSS/DTCS. Dual watch and diversity reception. DSP (UT-106) and D-Star (UT-118) options. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KW-000001 ICOM-IC-PCR002500 RFT-SEG-000100