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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 144-146 MHz 0.54-31 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL Double conversion Single conversion below 7 MHz
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1720 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + Clamps / screws - -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 115/230V AC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1955 and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1959 and 1963 in USA
Dimensions 432 × 266 × 381 mm
(17.01 × 10.47 × 15.00 in)
? 482 × 279 × 406 mm
(18.98 × 10.98 × 15.98 in)
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075A-4 FDK-MULTI-000008 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000400