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Desktop Shortwave Station Control
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m 
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz after 30-minute warmup ? 5 ppm per year
Tuning steps N/A ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 2-30MHz 0.15-30 / 87.4-108 MHz 30-76 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? 11.525 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range ? - 30-76 MHz
Modulations All mode   - N-FM  
RF-output 200 / 2000 W ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws + RCA (Tulip) Clamps / screws + Built-in telescopic Proprietary (military)
Impedance 52 (unbalanced)Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. None Mains, 12V DC or batteries (2×AA + 6×C) 24V DC
Current RX - 15 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1984 and 1986 in Taiwan Between 19xx and 19xx in RACAL BCC Ltd. in England
Dimensions 275 × 190 × 300 mm
(10.83 × 7.48 × 11.81 in)
? ?
Weight 3.85 kg (8.5 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Portable Handheld

Other features

Memories None 12 channels in 2 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? Range: 10 km when used with 1.2 meter standard whip antenna in open country side, and up to 20 km when used with a vehicle antenna.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000312B-4/5 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000400 CLANSMAN-PRC-000351