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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 0.1-30 / 87-108 / 118-137 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   W-FM Stereo   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM 0.1-30 MHz: 2 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM 118-137 MHz: 4 µV (1000 Hz, 30% mod)
W-FM: 4 µV (20 dB S/N, mono)
SSB: 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
?
Selectivity ? AM/SSB (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <12 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB (BW=4 kHz)
>4 kHz (-6 dB), <9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/SSB (BW=2.3 kHz)
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <5 kHz (-60 dB)
15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB (0.1-30 / 118-137 MHz)>50 dB (87-108 MHz) >60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 1.5 W @ 8.4 VDC, Low: 150 mW @ 8.4 VDC

Connections

Antenna - F-type + Built-in sweep BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9V DC (6R20/D) or mains 8-10.8V DC
Current RX ? 510-830 mA 20-130 mA
TX - - 220-550 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1954 in USA Between 2000 and 2004 in China Between 1980 and 1990 in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
54 × 24 × 22 mm
(2.13 × 0.94 × 0.87 in)
65 × 167 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.57 × 1.38 in)
Weight ? 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) battery and antenna included
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None 70 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ANL. Dual clock. 1750 Hz tone burst
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000390/URR GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000800 ICOM-IC-000002E