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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Better than ±10 p.p.m. (-20°C to +60° C) ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 137-174 MHz 0.03-56 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.2 µV ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 21.7 MHz & 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 3.5 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 50 / 25 / 10 / 5 W 5-100 W/5-100 W (AM: Max 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC (±10%), negative ground 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 60 W 300-600 mA ?
TX - 8 A (50 W) / 6 A (25 W) / 3 A (10 W) / 2 A (5 W) Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 2000 and 200x Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
127 × 35 × 126 mm
(5.00 × 1.38 × 4.96 in)
?
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 990 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 130 channels in 1 bank(s) 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. 9K6 packet ready IF-DSP. Built-in auto-ATU and keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 YAESU-FT-001500M YAESU-FT-000950