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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 2-12 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB  
Sensitivity ? 144 MHz: 0.5µV
440 MHz: 0.18µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 2-12 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   USB  
RF-output ? High: 35/10 W, Low: 3.5/1 W 20/100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 230/115 VAC 13.8 V DC 24-28V DC or 115 V AC (400 Hz)
Current RX ? 1.1 A ?
TX - 2.5-6.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1975 in USA Between 1978 and 198x Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 375 × 167 × 332 mm
(14.76 × 6.57 × 13.07 in)
210 × 90 × 300 mm
(8.27 × 3.54 × 11.81 in)
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Weight 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051S-1 DRAKE-UV-000003E MILITARY-RT-000671/PRC-47