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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? 2.5 p.p.m. (10 °C to +60 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 118-174 / 230-550 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
118-136 MHz: 1 µV
230-260 MHz: 5.6 µV
260-375 MHz: 1.8 µV

FM/N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-144 MHz: 0.32 µV
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
146-174 MHz: 0.32 µV
230-260 MHz: 1.8 µV
260-400 MHz: 0.56 µV
400-430 MHz: 0.32 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
440-500 MHz: 0.32 µV
500-550 MHz: 0.56 µV

DV (BER 1%)
144-146 MHz: 0.18 µV
430-440 MHz: 0.18 µV
Selectivity ? ? Wide: > 10 kHz/6 dB, < 30 kHz/60 dB
Narrow: > 6 kHz/6 dB, < 20 kHz/60 dB
DV: > 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.0 W at 10% distortion with an 8 ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (EU)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output ? 10-100 W (AM 4-40 W) 50 / 15 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 230/115 VAC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 1.2 A max
TX - Max 20 A 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1975 in USA Between 1993 and 199x Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 375 × 167 × 332 mm
(14.76 × 6.57 × 13.07 in)
330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
150 × 40 × 172 mm
(5.91 × 1.57 × 6.77 in)
Weight 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs) 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1052 channels in 26 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in keyer Built-in GPS
Micro SD-card slot
D-Star repeater function
Speech synthesizer
Bluetooth option
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051S-1 ICOM-IC-000737 ICOM-ID-004100A/E