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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 4m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability 10 p.p.m. over operating temp range Dial calibration at room temperature is within 300 cps if the nearest 100 kc calibration point is used to adjust the fiducial. ?
Tuning steps 12.5 kHz ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 70.2500–70.4875 MHz 0.54-30.5 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity <0.25mV for 12dB SINAD Band 1: < 15 µV gives 10 dB S/N
Bands 2 to 30: < 5 µV gives 10 dB S/N
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Selectivity ? 1 / 3 / 6 / 10 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 90 dB ? ?
Audio output 2W ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 70.2500–70.4875 MHz - 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? High: 2.5-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (115 or 230 V AC, 45~70 Hz) 7.2-13.8V DC
Current RX ? 85 W 25-100 mA
TX 4 A max - Max 1.1 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 20xx in Great Britain Between 1957 and 1963 in USA Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 185 × 60 × 200 mm
(7.28 × 2.36 × 7.87 in)
536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
Weight 825 gr (1.8 lbs) 24.90 kg (54.9 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS and DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AKD-004001 COLLINS-000051J-4 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000202