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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
HF Transmitter | 100 W
VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - - 136-174 / 420-480 MHz
1240-1320 MHz (with UX-910 option)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: <0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: <0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
FM-N: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N: 0.5 kHz (-6 kHz), 1.34 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single- double- or triple conversion superheterodyne, depending on band and mode IF frequency matrix
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 2m/70cm: >60 dB 23cm: >50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 80-10 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
1260-1300 MHz/10 W (with UX-910 option)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output CW: 150 W (input), AM: 120 W (input) AM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W 5-50 / 5-50 W, 1-10 W on 23cm (with UX-910 option)

Connections

Antenna - - N-type
Impedance ? ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (internal PSU) 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX - - Max 3.5 A (with UX-910)
TX ? ? Max 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1960 and 1963 in USA Between 2000 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 292 × 530 × 445 mm
(11.50 × 20.87 × 17.52 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
Weight ? 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) without UX-910
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 212 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VFO
Internal power supply
Final Tube(s): 2ea. 6146 parallel
SSB Method: Crystal Filter (9 MHz)
Dual 9K6 packet ports and built-in keyer. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032V-2 E.F.-JOHNSON-INVADER ICOM-IC-000910D