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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

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 144-146 MHz 40 kHz - 31 MHz in 10 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? 3 µV above 1500 kHz
8 µV for lower frequencies
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) 2 kHz @ -2.5 dB
5 kHz @ -35 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
450 kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W

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 -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1954 and 1985 in USA Between 1980 and 1990 in Japan Between 194x and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
65 × 167 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 6.57 × 1.38 in)
520 × 305 × 342 mm
(20.47 × 12.01 × 13.46 in)
Weight 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) battery and antenna included 22.90 kg (50.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

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-000390A/URR ICOM-IC-000002E EDDYSTONE-000358