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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m 
Freq. stability Dial calibration at room temperature is within 300 cps if the nearest 100 kc calibration point is used to adjust the fiducial. ?
Tuning steps ? 25 / 50 kHz (see description)

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30.5 MHz 30.00-75.95 MHz in 2 bands
Modulations AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity Band 1: < 15 µV gives 10 dB S/N
Bands 2 to 30: < 5 µV gives 10 dB S/N
0.50 µV for S+N+D/N+D of 10 dB
Selectivity 1 / 3 / 6 / 10 kHz ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker / headphones

Transmitter

TX-range - 30.00-75.95 MHz in 2 bands
Modulations - FM  
RF-output ? 1.3-4.0 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115 or 230 V AC, 45~70 Hz) 12.5 + 2.5V DC (BA-4386/U, BA-398/U or BA-55984 or a nickel-cadmium rechargeable battery cassette)
Current RX 85 W ?
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1963 in USA Between 1968 and 19xx in USA / Germany
Dimensions 536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
273 × 100 × 273 mm
(10.75 × 3.94 × 10.75 in)
Weight 24.90 kg (54.9 lbs) 6.20 kg (13.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? 920 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions
Accessories ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-4 MILITARY-AN/PRC-000077