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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.001%
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + 14 additional 200 kHz crystal positions 66-88 or 146-174 or 403-433 or 440-470 MHz depending on version 26.695-27.845 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.5 µV / < 0.15 µV for 10 dB S/N (AM/ SSB)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? -50 dB
Audio output Requires external speaker ? 2.5W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 66-88 or 146-174 or 403-433 or 440-470 MHz depending on version 26.695-27.845 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   SSB  
RF-output ? 0.1/5 W AM: 4 W / SSB: 12 W PEP

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) NMO SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains / 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 1 A max
TX - ? 3.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1975 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 375 × 197 × 317 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.48 in)
75 × 178 × 30 mm
(2.95 × 7.01 × 1.18 in)
285 × 135 × 342 mm
(11.22 × 5.31 × 13.46 in)
Weight 9.10 kg (20.1 lbs) 654 gr (1.4 lbs) incl medium battery 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 14 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features S-Meter
Preselector
100 kHz Crystal Calibrator
Rejection Tuning
AGC OFF/SLO/FST
BFO and Fiduciary Adjust
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3C MOTOROLA-MX002000 GALAXY-DX-002547