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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Amateur Portable Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 50 kHz 2.5 / 5 / 6.5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 30.00-75.95 MHz in 2 bands 18-76 / 108-136 / 136-629 / 630-660 / 840-999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker / headphones ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 30.00-75.95 MHz in 2 bands 136-629 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 1-2.25 W 5 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military) SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 230/115 VAC 10-15V DC 2600 mAh Li-Ion
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1975 in USA Between 1962 and 197x in USA Between 202x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 375 × 167 × 332 mm
(14.76 × 6.57 × 13.07 in)
? ?
Weight 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Portable Portable

Other features

Memories ? 920 channels in bank(s) 256 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions NOAA channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051S-1 MILITARY-AN/PRC-000025 RADTEL-RT-000470X