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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10 m 144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W undistorted (according to manual...) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10 m 144-148 / 438-450 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM  
RF-output ? 5 W 1/50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6 or 12V DC or mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1950 in USA Between 1961 and 196x in USA Between 198x and 199x in Japan by Standard/Marantz
Dimensions 536 × 311 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.24 × 13.86 in)
248 × 203 × 152 mm
(9.76 × 7.99 × 5.98 in)
150 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
Weight 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF, CTCSS/PL. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075A-1 HEATHKIT-HW-000019-'TENER' HEATHKIT-HW-000024H