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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 30-50 / 146-148 / 148-174 / 450-470 / 470-512 MHz 6 m
Modulations - FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 100mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 6 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   - AM  
RF-output 1 KW (input) ? 12 W

Connections

Antenna - NMO + Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 117V AC or 12V DC
Current RX - 30W ?
TX ? - 5 A max @ 12V DC

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1964 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 711.2 × 1689.1 × 457.2 mm
(28.00 × 66.50 × 18.00 in)
230 × 93 × 184 mm
(9.06 × 3.66 × 7.24 in)
?
Weight ? 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KW-000001 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC-000101 HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000046