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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 0.01 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-20 m 0.538-34 MHz (1.580-1.720 gap) 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 150 / 250 / 400 / 750 Hz / 1.25 / 3.2 / 8.0 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-20 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - BNC
Impedance 52Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12, 28 V DC or mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 19xx in USA Between 1964 and 1971 Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 476 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.74 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
483 × × mm
(19.02 × 0.00 × 0.00 in)
Weight ? 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000001 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000122 RACAL-RA-006778C