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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-180 MHz 10-160 m 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 70 dB (no reference) ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne 15 tubes 70 cm: Double-conversion, 23 cm: Triple-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? 1st: 21.8 MHz (70 cm), 157.0 MHz (23 cm)
2nd: 455 KHz (70 cm), 45.0 MHz (23 cm)
3rd: 455 KHz (23 cm)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 60 W, Medium: 25 W, Low: 7 W ? High: 10/10 W, Low: 1/1 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-15.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX Max 600 mA ? Max 900 mA
TX Max 12 A - 1.5-4.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 19xx Between 1951 and 195x in USA Between 1986 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 144 × 40 × 166 mm
(5.67 × 1.57 × 6.54 in)
558.8 × 317.5 × 337.82 mm
(22.00 × 12.50 × 13.30 in)
155 × 55 × 207 mm
(6.10 × 2.17 × 8.15 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 31.75 kg (70.1 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AR-000147 COLLINS-000075A-2 STANDARD-C-006000