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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 3 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 1MHz / 1kHz / 100Hz / 10Hz ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (0.5-30 MHz continuous) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
1240-1300 MHz option
75-88 / 136-174 / 406-469 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity 1.6-30MHz: 1µV antenna input voltage results in 10dB S/N FM: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single/double/triple/quadruple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695/75.925/287.175 MHz
2nd: 0.455/10.695/41.415 MHz
3rd: -/0.455/10.695 MHz
4th: -/-/455 kHz
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Image rejection Greater than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W / 8 ohms @ 10% THD 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
1240-1300 MHz option
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Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 100-120W FM: 45/40 W, SSB/CW: 35/30 W, 23cm: 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + N-type SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/-15% 13.8V DC
Current RX 3 A 2.5 A ?
TX 20 A Max 15 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1983 in USA Between 1988 and 199x in Japan Between 1988 and 199x
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
342 × 134 × 369 mm
(13.46 × 5.28 × 14.53 in)
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Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) 9.20 kg (20.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Noise blanker (optional)
Speech processor (optional)
Keypad (optional)
Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-000380 KENWOOD-TS-000790E REGENCY-MX-001600