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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 10-80 m 136-178 or 403-470 or 450-520 or 800-821 or 851-866 MHz depending on version
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 15 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-178 or 403-470 or 450-520 or 800-821 or 851-866 MHz depending on version
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? VHF: 1-5 W, UHF: 1-4 W, 800: 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1951 and 195x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 558.8 × 317.5 × 337.82 mm
(22.00 × 12.50 × 13.30 in)
374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
56 × 103 × 28 mm
(2.20 × 4.06 × 1.10 in)
Weight 31.75 kg (70.1 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 312 gr (11.0 oz) incl medium battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075A-2 COLLINS-000075S-3A MOTOROLA-VISAR