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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30×1000 kHz bands 144-146 MHz 15-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 15-160 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 300-500 mA
TX - ? Max 16 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 536 × 318 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.52 × 13.86 in)
? 250 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.84 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-1 FDK-MULTI-003000 ATLAS-000215