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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
USB SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 144-146 MHz 25-1750 MHz
100 kHz-25 MHz optional
Modulations AM   CW   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? >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 - BNC MCX
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 8-10.8V DC 5 V DC, USB
Current RX ? 20-130 mA ?
TX - 220-550 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 1954 in USA Between 1980 and 1990 in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
65 × 167 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.57 × 1.38 in)
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Weight ? 450 gr (15.9 oz) battery and antenna included ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Dongle

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 1750 Hz tone burst ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000390/URR ICOM-IC-000002E NOOELEC-NESDR-NANO-000002