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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-30 MHz - 134-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   - AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? W-FM ≤ 0.25 μV (12 dB SINAD)
N-FM ≤ 0.35 μV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 134-174 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 40 W VHF: 10 / 25 / 60 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/500 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC (±15%)
Current RX Max 80 W - 600 mA
TX - ? 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1986 in Canada Between 1954 and 1961 in USA Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 520 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 20.47 in)
395 × 240 × 355 mm
(15.55 × 9.45 × 13.98 in)
145 × 47 × 190 mm
(5.71 × 1.85 × 7.48 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 20.50 kg (45.2 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. XTAL and VFO CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-008054A E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-RANGER ANYTONE-AT-000588-VHF