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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 20 / 100 / 0.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-12 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-1000 MHz (cellular blocked in the US) 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
Filters ? ? 6 kHz AM and 2.4 kHz SSB
Receiver system 7 tubes Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 watts into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance ? 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 6V DC (4×AA Batteries) or external 9 V DC adapter 12V DC / 10 AA cells
Current RX ? ? 350-600 mA
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 342.9 × 254 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 10.00 × 10.00 in)
? 210 × 65 × 195 mm
(8.27 × 2.56 × 7.68 in)
Weight 13.61 kg (30.0 lbs) ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051-Q 20-512 PALSTAR-RC000030