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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
QRP | Shortwave Transceiver | 20 m | CW/SSB

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-12 MHz 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz 14.150-14.350 MHz
14.000-14.100 MHz with optional CW module
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB  
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)
<0.5 µV for 12 dB S/N
Selectivity ? 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
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Filters ? 6 kHz AM and 2.4 kHz SSB 6 dB at 2.5 kHz
Receiver system 7 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superhet
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
10 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 watts into 8 ohm >1 Watt into 8 Ohms at 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 20 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 12V DC / 10 AA cells 12-14 V DC
Current RX ? 350-600 mA 50-100 mA
TX - - 2.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 200x and 20xx Between 20xx 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)
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Weight 13.61 kg (30.0 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 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
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051-Q PALSTAR-RC000030 MFJ-009420X