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Mobile Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour. ?
Tuning steps ? ? 10 Hz (1 Hz optional)

Receiver

RX-range - - 0.25-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 2.7 / 16 kHz
Receiver system XTAL. VFO option ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 40/80 m 160-10m + WARC -
Modulations CW   - -
RF-output 2 W 10W ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 BNC + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX - - Max 80 W
TX ? 6A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan Between 198x and 198x in Canada
Dimensions ? 340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
483 × 178 × 483 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 19.02 in)
Weight ? 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Remote control (via computer)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KANTRONICS-ROCKHOUND JRC-NSD-000515S COLLINS-HF-008050A