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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 30-50 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 2 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 11-16V DC
Current RX Max 60 W ? Max 700 mA
TX - - Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
? 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 LAFAYETTE-PF-000030 KENWOOD-TM-000231A