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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (–20°C to +60°C on the basis of 25°C )
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 1.6-30 MHz 76-108 / 136-174 / 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.6 µV @ 10dB Less than 0.18 μV (at 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 150 mW @ 75 Ohm; 2 W @ 4 Ohm external loudspeaker 1500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.6-30 MHz 136-174 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output ? 4/20 W 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military) SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 10-32 V DC 7.2 V DC 2400 mAh Li-Ion battery
Current RX Max 60 W 3 W 600 mA
TX - 60 W 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 198x and 199x in Netherlands / UK by Philips / M.E.L. Between 2022 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
? 52.2 × 111.8 × 30.3 mm
(2.06 × 4.40 × 1.19 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ? 278 gr (9.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 208 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. Operational range: 30 ... 50 km
Watertight: 1 hour at 1 meter
CPU controlled
Built-in antenna tuner (ATU)
Speech processor
IP67 dust-tight specification and waterproofing
CTCSS/DTCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 PHILIPS-RT-002000 ICOM-IC-T000010