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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Typically less than 500 Hz pr hour after a 30-minute warm-up. Typically less than 150 Hz pr 30 minutes after a 90-minute warm-up ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz 10-80 m 110-180 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
≤ 0.2 µV for readable signal
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Selectivity ? Narrow: 250 Hz maximum at 6 dB.
Wide: 1 kHz maximum at 6 dB.
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Filters ? Passband 700 Hz (approximate) ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1 watt into 8-ohm load ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations - CW   FM  
RF-output ? 4 W (3 W on 10 m) High: 5 W, Low: 0.3 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-16 V DC 4-12V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 140 mA
TX - 1 A max Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1984 and 1991 in USA Between 1993 and 199x
Dimensions ? 235 × 108 × 216 mm
(9.25 × 4.25 × 8.50 in)
57 × 102 × 26 mm
(2.24 × 4.02 × 1.02 in)
Weight ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 280 gr (9.9 oz) with FNB-31
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None None 150 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? QSK
WARC option
Keyboard
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000388/URR HEATHKIT-HW-000009 YAESU-FT-000011R