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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30×1000 kHz bands 144-146 MHz 66-88 / 118-174 / 380-512 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 536 × 318 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.52 × 13.86 in)
? 250 × 60 × 180 mm
(9.84 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 60 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-1 FDK-MULTI-003000 20-404