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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Heavy-duty receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + 14 additional 200 kHz crystal positions 136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
50 kHz - 32 MHz using plug-in tuners
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? 200 mW (headphones)

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 MHz
403-470 MHz
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Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 1-5 W max ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SMA Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Li-Ion battery Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1975 in USA Between 200x and 200x Between 1956 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 375 × 197 × 317 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.48 in)
56 × 102 × 31 mm
(2.20 × 4.02 × 1.22 in)
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Weight 9.10 kg (20.1 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) with Li-ion battery 15.88 kg (35.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 14 channels in 1 bank(s) 16 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Marine / Navy
Features S-Meter
Preselector
100 kHz Crystal Calibrator
Rejection Tuning
AGC OFF/SLO/FST
BFO and Fiduciary Adjust
CTCSS/PL or Select 5/5-tone CCIR. VOX
Lone Worker Radio enters emergency mode if user does not respond.
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3C MOTOROLA-GP-000344 TMC-FFR