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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  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 ? ? 1 ppm (25C 2C) kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 138-174 MHz 9 kHz - 30 MHz (9 kHz - 180 MHz optional)
Modulations - 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 ? ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end
IF-freqs. ? ? 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 144-146 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ?
Current RX - 800 mA max ?
TX ? 6 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between USA and USA Between 1988 and 1990 in Japan Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions ? 140 × 50 × 137 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 5.39 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
Weight ? 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
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 ICOM-IC-000228E WINRADIO-WR-G000313E