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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps Continuous 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.03-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   SSB  
RF-output 100 W ? 12 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Hi-Z SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 10-15V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 19xx in USA Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
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Weight ? 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? RS-232 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000002A LOWE-HF-000250E UNIDEN-BEARCAT-MADISON-(V.000003)