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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30×1000 kHz bands 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 3 W High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 11-16V DC
Current RX ? 90-250 mA 700 mA
TX - 750 mA Max 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 1977 and 19xx Between 1988 and 19xx
Dimensions 536 × 318 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.52 × 13.86 in)
61 × 183 × 162 mm
(2.40 × 7.20 × 6.38 in)
150 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VXO Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-1 ICOM-IC-000202E KENWOOD-TM-000721E