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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
5W Handheld Dual-band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 87-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.15 µV (10 dB)
SSB: 0.06 µV (10 dB)
≤ 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output 100 W 10 W 1 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains 7.4 V DC, 1500 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX ? Max 1.4 A 100 mA max
TX ? Max 2.9 A 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 19xx in USA Between 1975 and 197x in West Germany Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 307 × 117 × 260 mm
(12.09 × 4.61 × 10.24 in)
115 × 55 × 30 mm
(4.53 × 2.17 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? "Hidden" display
PC Software Programmable
Manual Programming
Wire Copy
VOX Function
CTCSS/DCS
Monitor, Reverse Frequency
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000002A BRAUN-SE-000401 YANTON-T-000328