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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Heavy-duty receiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-30 MHz 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 108-180 / 320-480 / 700-958 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 50 kHz - 32 MHz using plug-in tuners
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW (headphones)

Transmitter

TX-range - 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations - FM   N-FM   -
RF-output ? High: 50/50/50/35 W, Mid1: 20/20/20/20 W, Mid2: 10/10/10/10 W, Low: 5/5/5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains
Current RX Max 80 W ? ?
TX - Max 8.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1986 in Canada Between 2002 and 200x Between 1956 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 520 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 20.47 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
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Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 15.88 kg (35.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 800 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Remote control. ARTS, CTCSS and DCS. WIRES-compatible (internet connection). 1200/9600 bps packet jack. Twin RX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-008054A YAESU-FT-008900R TMC-FFR