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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. 5-60 mins. ± 2 p.p.m. > 60 mins. ?
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 10 kHz 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.1-30 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.3µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) 0.3 µV (20 dB quieting)
Selectivity ? AM: 4.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.0 kHz
+/-6 kHz (-6 dB), +/-12 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double Conversion Superhet. Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1W at 8 Ohms Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 1 / 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains 13.8 V DC +/-10%
Current RX ? Max 900 mA @ 12 V DC 500 mA
TX - - 1-2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 1975 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1977 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 375 × 197 × 317 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.48 in)
250 × 100 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
180 × 60 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.66 in)
Weight 9.10 kg (20.1 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232C (4800bps) Digital display
Die cast front panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3B JRC-NRD-000345 YAESU-FT-000227R-MEMORIZER