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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 2 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 3.5 / 7.0 / 10.1 / 14.0 / 18.05 / 21.0 MHz
(2 or 4 selected bands per module)
36-57 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.2 µV for 10 dB (S+N)/N ?
Selectivity ? Approx. 200-800 Hz ?
Filters ? 4-pole variable-bandwidth crystal filter ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 watt (peak) into 8-ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 3.5 / 7.0 / 10.1 / 14.0 / 18.05 / 21.0 MHz
(2 or 4 selected bands per module)
36-57 MHz
Modulations - CW   N-FM  
RF-output ? QRP (0-5 W) 2 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 8.5 to 15 V DC 15V DC
Current RX ? 55 mA ?
TX - 700-900 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1950 in USA Between 199x and 200x in USA Between 199x and 19xx in UK
Dimensions 536 × 311 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.24 × 13.86 in)
130 × 60 × 180 mm
(5.12 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
?
Weight 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs) 600 gr (1.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075A-1 ELECRAFT-K000001 CLANSMAN-PRC-000350