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

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 10 Hz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 0.7 µV (10 dB S+S/N)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB S+S/N
Selectivity ? ? -65 dB @ 10 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 7.8 MHz
Image rejection ? Greater than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB   DSB  
RF-output ? Max 100 W AM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 198x in Japan Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
197 × 62 × 220 mm
(7.76 × 2.44 × 8.66 in)
Weight ? 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002001 COLLINS-KWM-000380 SBE-SIDEBANDER-VI