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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Receiver
Handheld CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + 14 additional 200 kHz crystal positions 0.15-30 MHz 27.425-27.495 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 27.425-27.495 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 2 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1975 in USA Between 1981 and 1983 Between 1984 and 1988
Dimensions 375 × 197 × 317 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.48 in)
? 78 × 240 × 49 mm
(3.07 × 9.45 × 1.93 in)
Weight 9.10 kg (20.1 lbs) ? 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 14 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features S-Meter
Preselector
100 kHz Crystal Calibrator
Rejection Tuning
AGC OFF/SLO/FST
BFO and Fiduciary Adjust
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3C RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000200 ZODIAC-P-003106