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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 68-88 / 144-174 / 410-512 MHz 26.965-27.225 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
Sensitivity ? VHF: 1 µV,
UHF: 2 µV (20 dB S/N)
?
Selectivity ? 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 34 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.225 MHz
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna - Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-15 V DC or mains ?
Current RX ? 10 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1982 and 1987
Dimensions 374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
260 × 80 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 10.63 in)
?
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 22 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? AM/FM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3 HANDIC-000012 SWISS-CB-MK-II