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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 20 / 100 / 0.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 66-88 / 118-174 / 380-512 MHz (Europe) 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity - ? 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
Selectivity - ? 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
Filters - ? 6 kHz AM and 2.4 kHz SSB
Receiver system - Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. - ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection - ? ?
Audio output - Internal speaker 2 watts into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   - -
RF-output CW: 150 W (input), AM: 120 W (input) ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Built-in telescopic SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 12V DC / 10 AA cells
Current RX - ? 350-600 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1951 and 195x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 537 × 316 × 352 mm
(21.14 × 12.44 × 13.86 in)
250 × 60 × 180 mm
(9.84 × 2.36 × 7.09 in)
210 × 65 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.68 in)
Weight 47.60 kg (105.0 lbs) ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 60 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032V-3 20-404 PALSTAR-RC000030