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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.01 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.014-30 MHz 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV for 20 dB S/N
FM: 0.35 µV for 20 dB QS
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz @ 6 dB down, 4.1 kHz @ 60 dB down
FM: 14 kHz @ 6 dB down, 25 kHz @ 60 dB down
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.81 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W ? SSB: 30 W (PEP input), FM/CW, High: 30 W, Low: ? W (DC input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX - Max 60 W 0.5 A
TX ? - 3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 19xx in USA Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 1980 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 375 × 197 × 318 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.52 in)
483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight 7.26 kg (16.0 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Remote control. NB, RIT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032S-3 COLLINS-HF-002050 YAESU-FT-000480R