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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  17m (WARC)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C)
Tuning steps ? Continuous 1 ppm (25C 2C) kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.15-0.4 / 0.53-1.6 / SW / 88-108 MHz 9 kHz - 30 MHz (9 kHz - 180 MHz optional)
Modulations - AM   W-FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? ? Mode 0.15?0.5 MHz 0.5?1.5 MHz 1.5?30 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?103dBm
(1.6V) ?106dBm
(1.1V) ?108dBm
(0.9V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?111dBm
(0.63V) ?115dBm
(0.4V) ?116dBm
(0.35V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?115dBm
(0.40V) ?118dBm
(0.28V) ?119dBm
(0.25V)
CW ?122dBm
(0.18V) ?125dBm
(0.13V) ?130dBm
(0.07V)
FM ?110dBm
(0.7V) ?113dBm
(0.5V) ?117dBm
(0.32V)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 16 (12-22) kHz
Image rejection ? ? 1.8-7.3 MHz: 80 dB7.3-30 MHz: 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 600 ohm line audio

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 75/300Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains, batteries or 12 V DC ?
Current RX - 8.5 W ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between USA and USA Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions ? 340 × 275 × 144 mm
(13.39 × 10.83 × 5.67 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight ? 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032S-1 SONY-CRF-000150 WINRADIO-WR-G000313E