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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - - 400-479 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity - ? FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity - ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system - ? ?
IF-freqs. - ? ?
Image rejection - ? ?
Audio output - ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 160-10m + WARC 420-450 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   - FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output CW: 150 W (input), AM: 120 W (input) 10W 5 W max

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack) 10-16 V DC external
Current RX - - 200-450 mA
TX ? 6A max 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1951 and 195x in USA Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 537 × 316 × 352 mm
(21.14 × 12.44 × 13.86 in)
340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 47.60 kg (105.0 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032V-3 JRC-NSD-000515S ICOM-ID-000031A