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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  70cm  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
All International Maritime VHF channels
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
All International Maritime VHF channels
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 20 mW-5 W 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4-12V DC 12/24 V DC
Current RX Max 60 W Max 16-195 mA ?
TX - Max 1.9 A 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 1995 and 19xx Between 197x and 198x in Denmark
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
57 × 123 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.84 × 1.06 in)
320 × 220 × 165 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 6.50 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) with FNB-31 and antenna 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 120 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Remote control. DTMF, CTCSS. Twin RX. Dual Watch
Instant Channel 16
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 YAESU-FT-000051R SAILOR-RT000144AC