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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m  70cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 ppm
Tuning steps 10 Hz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 30-54 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA) 0.531-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Single conversion superheterodyne (W-FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
1st: 50.65 and 50.75 MHz (AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - 144-148 / 430-450 / 1260-1300 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output Max 100 W ? 0.2 - 5 W depending in settings and voltage

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains ?V DC 7.4V DC (Li-Ion pack) or 6V DC (4*R6/AA) or 4.5-16V DC external
Current RX ? ? 200 mA
TX ? - 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
? 61 × 115 × 30 mm
(2.40 × 4.53 × 1.18 in)
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) ? 296 gr (10.4 oz) incl. antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Twin RX (full duplex operation support)
CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Ferrite bar for MW reception
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000380 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000033 ALINCO-DJ-G000007T