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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop UHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability Dial calibration at room temperature is within 300 cps if the nearest 100 kc calibration point is used to adjust the fiducial. ? 10 ppm per °C change in ambient temperature
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30.5 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 230-870 MHz in 2 ranges
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity Band 1: < 15 µV gives 10 dB S/N
Bands 2 to 30: < 5 µV gives 10 dB S/N
144 MHz: 0.5µV
440 MHz: 0.18µV
AM: < 5 µV
FM: < 4 µV
Selectivity 1 / 3 / 6 / 10 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 36.5 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 150 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 35/10 W, Low: 3.5/1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Clamps / screws SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115 or 230 V AC, 45~70 Hz) 13.8 V DC Mains or 12V DC
Current RX 85 W 1.1 A ?
TX - 2.5-6.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1963 in USA Between 1978 and 198x Between 1968 and 197x in Great Britain
Dimensions 536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
210 × 90 × 300 mm
(8.27 × 3.54 × 11.81 in)
425 × 146 × 133 mm
(16.73 × 5.75 × 5.24 in)
Weight 24.90 kg (54.9 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 8.16 kg (18.0 lbs) desktop model
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-4 DRAKE-UV-000003E EDDYSTONE-000990S