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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-30 MHz 2 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 28.0-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM/FM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB: 0.8 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 2 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 28.0-29.7 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? 200 mW AM/FM 1 / 4 W, SSB: 1 / 7 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9.5V DC 7.2-13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 80 W 40 mA 50 mA
TX - Max 160 mA 1.2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1986 in Canada Between 1982 and 19xx in Japan Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 520 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 20.47 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
63 × 169 × 39 mm
(2.48 × 6.65 × 1.54 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 400 gr (14.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-008054A MIZUHO-MX-000002 ALBRECHT-AE-000201S