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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up Better than ±10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz 10-80 m 137-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne Double-conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB Better than 70 dB
Audio output ? 1 watt into 8-ohm load 3 W into 4 Ohms @10 % THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations - CW   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 4 W (3 W on 10 m) 65 W / 25W / 10W / 5W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-16 V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 0.3-0.7 A
TX - 1 A max 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 2003 and 2009
Dimensions ? 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
Weight ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 219 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? QSK
WARC option
CTCSS and DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000388/URR HEATHKIT-HW-000009 YAESU-FT-002800M