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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - FM  
Sensitivity 10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
? ?
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   FM  
RF-output ? CW: 500 W (input), AM: 375 W (input) High: 25/25 W, Low 2: 10/10 W, Low 1: 1/1 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50 / 450Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? - 0.8-1.2 A
TX - ? Max 8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 1948 and 19xx in USA Between 1990 and 19xx
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
? 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) ? 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 36 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 COLLINS-000310A-3-/-30K-1 ICOM-IC-003220E