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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-30 MHz 136-524 / 800-1300 MHz (less cellular) 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? Less than 0.16 µV (VHF/UHF) ?
Selectivity ? -6 dB: More than 12 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 28 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double Super Heterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 38.85 MHz (VHF), 45.05 (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 50 W

Connections

Antenna - N-type -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX Max 80 W 1 A max ?
TX - 11.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1986 in Canada Between 2000 and 200x in Singapore Between 1962 and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 520 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 20.47 in)
140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
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Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. APRS
Auto repeater offset
Band scope
Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6
DTMF hand mic
DX-info
Dual display
PBBS
Packet 1200/9600 TNC
Remote head
Skycommand System II
Twin RX
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-008054A KENWOOD-TM-D000700A K.W.-ELECTRONICS-002000