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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-30 MHz 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10 / 6 m 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 80 / 40 / 20 m: reasonable
50 / 10 / 6 m: barely adequate
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (115 V AC) or 13.8 V DC 2200 mAh Li-ion battery pack
Current RX Max 80 W ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1986 in Canada Between 197x and 197x Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 520 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 20.47 in)
? ?
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. Tunable BFO for SSB/CW 50 CTCSS tones/105 DCS codes
1750Hz
SOS emergency function
Shift repeater
VOX and Scan function
Back-lit display with 3 colors
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-008054A LAFAYETTE-HA-000800A SAMCOM-MT-000777