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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  6m 
Freq. stability Within 1100 Hz (or 120 Hz using optional oven standard) over the temperature range of 0-50 °C. ? ?
Tuning steps Selectable steps of 10 Hz, 100 Hz, 1 kHz or 1 MHz; 200 steps per revolution (20 for 1 MHz steps) of tuning knob. 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 144-148 MHz 136-178 or 403-470 or 450-520 or 800-821 or 851-866 MHz depending on version
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   FM  
Sensitivity (at 1.6 to 30 MHz, not more than antenna input) 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N for SSB and CW using 2.1 kHz filter and 3.5 µV in AM (30% mod 1 kHz) using 6-kHz filter 0.2 to 1.6 MHz, not more than 1.5 µV SSB/CW and 10 µV AM for above conditions. 0.4 µV (20 dB N/Q) ?
Selectivity Filter -3dB Min -60 dB Max
6.0 6.0 kHz 30.0 kHz
2.1 2.1 kHz 4.4 kHz
360 360 Hz 1250.0 Hz

optional
AC-3811 140 Hz 600 Hz
AC-3812 1.7 kHz 3.4 kHz
AC-3814 3.0 kHz 9.0 kHz
12 kHz (-6 dB) / 24 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne (?) Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: ?
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB 60 dB ?
Audio output Internal speaker 1.2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 136-178 or 403-470 or 450-520 or 800-821 or 851-866 MHz depending on version
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? 1-25 W VHF: 1-5 W, UHF: 1-4 W, 800: 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8 V DC 11-15 V DC ?
Current RX ? 1.5 A max ?
TX - 1.8-6.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 394 × 191 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.52 × 17.99 in)
162 × 71 × 260 mm
(6.38 × 2.80 × 10.24 in)
56 × 103 × 28 mm
(2.20 × 4.06 × 1.10 in)
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 312 gr (11.0 oz) incl medium battery
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories None None 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Passband tuning
Built-in AC/DC power supply
Built-in speaker
Digital frequency readout
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000451S-1 FDK-MULTI-000800D MOTOROLA-VISAR