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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB / 10m Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-30 MHz 10-80m 26.065-29.695 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV @ 10 dB S+S/N FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz @ 6 dB (1.8:1 shape factor) ?
Filters ? 9MHz crystal ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker required Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m 26.065-29.695 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 550 W PEP, CW: 360 W SSB: 12/100 W, AM/FM: 4/30 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains via CS550 Power Supplier / Speaker unit 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 80 W ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1986 in Canada Between 1969 and 19xx in USA Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 520 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 20.47 in)
152 × 280 × 330 mm
(5.98 × 11.02 × 12.99 in)
200 × 60 × 280 mm
(7.87 × 2.36 × 11.02 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Remote control. ? Noise Blanker
ANL
SWR-meter
Roger beep
Digital echo chamber
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-008054A GALAXY-GT000550 COBRA-000200-GTL-DX