• Country
• United States of America (USA)

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Collins Radio Company; Cedar Rapids (IA)

• Year
• 1959–1961

• Category
• Amateur TRX: Transmitter/Receiver (and Transceiver)

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 69109

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• Number of Tubes
• 18

• Valves / Tubes
• 6AZ8 6U8A 6AZ8 6AZ8 12AT7 12AT7 6DC6 7543 6CL6 6146A 6146A 6U8A 6U8A 6U8A 6BN8 6BN8 6EB8 6BN8

• Main principle
• Transceiver

• Wave bands
• Short Wave (SW only)

• Power type and voltage
• Powered by external power supply or a main unit. / 12/28/115 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - This model requires external speaker(s).

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: Transceiver KWM-2 - Collins Radio Company; Cedar

• Shape
• Tablemodel, with any shape - general.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 14.75 x 6.6 x 13.25 inch / 375 x 168 x 337 mm

• Notes

• Collins KWM-2 transceiver: CW/SSB, double-conversion, coverage of fourteen 200 kHz segments (standard crystals for 80 - 10 m HAM bands, can be equipped with optional crystals to cover any 200 kHz segment in the 3,4 - 30 MHz range, excepted 5,0 - 6,5 MHz.
  Several power-supplies available.
  Approx. 100 watts output. Similar to KWM-2A, the extended frequency version.  See 351D-2 for mobile mount for use in automobiles and MP-1 for 12 volt power converter.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 9.5 kg / 20 lb 14.8 oz (20.925 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 1,150.00 $

• External source of data
• Eilert Menke

• Mentioned in
• The Pocket Guide to Collins Amateur Radio Equipment 1946 to 1980

• Author
• Model page created by a member from D. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 100 models, 77 with images and 35 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Collins Radio Company; Cedar Rapids (IA)