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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m 
Freq. stability Dial calibration at room temperature is within 300 cps if the nearest 100 kc calibration point is used to adjust the fiducial. ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30.5 MHz 144-148 MHz 1600-4200 kHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Band 1: < 15 µV gives 10 dB S/N
Bands 2 to 30: < 5 µV gives 10 dB S/N
? ?
Selectivity 1 / 3 / 6 / 10 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 2.5-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (115 or 230 V AC, 45~70 Hz) 7.2-13.8V DC 12 V DC or internal batteries
Current RX 85 W 25-100 mA 100-300 mA
TX - Max 1.1 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1963 in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
Weight 24.90 kg (54.9 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? CTCSS and DTMF 12 crystal controlled frequencies
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-4 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000202 SAILOR-R000103