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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile 2m Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 10-160 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.3 µV (20 dB quieting)
Selectivity ? ? +/-6 kHz (-6 dB), +/-12 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   - FM  
RF-output 15 W ? 1 / 10 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Clamps / screws SO-239
Impedance ? ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC +/-10%
Current RX - ? 500 mA
TX ? - 1-2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 19xx in USA Between 1955 and 19xx in USA Between 1977 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions ? 432 × 266 × 381 mm
(17.01 × 10.47 × 15.00 in)
180 × 60 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.66 in)
Weight ? 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 1 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Digital display
Die cast front panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000310B-1 COLLINS-000075A-4 YAESU-FT-000227R-MEMORIZER