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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 25 / 20 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 5 kHz - 2000 MHz 143-149 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   ISB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.28 / 0.33 / 0.35 μV
Selectivity ? ? 75 / 70 / 65 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 5W (less than 5% distortion) 3W (less than 3% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range - 143.005-148.995 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 5 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or Mains 13.8V DC 13.6V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 30 W 300-600 mA 2 A max
TX - 3-6 A 8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2000 in USA Between 1982 and 198x Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 483 × 44 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 1.73 × 19.69 in)
162 × 55 × 182 mm
(6.38 × 2.17 × 7.17 in)
152 × 43 × 125 mm
(5.98 × 1.69 × 4.92 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? Short message
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000095S-1A KDK-FM-002030 HYTERA-TM-000610