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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz General coverage VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 60dB
Audio output ? ? 500mW @ <5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - VHF: 136-174 or 245-250 or 216-280 or 225-226 MHz
UHF: 350-390 or 400-470 or 400-480 MHz
(range depending on version and region)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W

Connections

Antenna - Clamps / screws SMA
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 230/115 VAC Mains 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1975 in USA Between 1939 and 194x Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 375 × 167 × 332 mm
(14.76 × 6.57 × 13.07 in)
? 57 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight 11.80 kg (26.0 lbs) ? 206 gr (7.3 oz) with antenna and battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 1750 Hz
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF encoder / decoder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051S-1 RME-000070 WOUXUN-KG-000819