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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? Less than ± 0.5ppm(0 °C (+50°C) ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 9 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 0.03-200 / 400-470 MHz 522-1620 kHz
87/76/64-108 MHz (depending on country)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-29.9 MHz: 2 µV
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
144/440 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.9 MHz: 0.15 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.12 µV
144/440 MHz: 0.11 µV
3 µV
Selectivity ? AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <3.9 kHz (-60 dB)
**CW (BW=500 Hz)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? HF: >70 dB 50/144/440 MHz: >65 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   -
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW/RTTY: 2-100 / 2-100 / 2-50 / 2-35 W, AM: 1-40 / 1-40 / 2-20 / 2-14 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains or 4.5V DC (3 × R6 batteries)
Current RX ? 1.3-1.6 A ?
TX - 22 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between USA and USA Between 2005 and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
167 × 58 × 180 mm
(6.57 × 2.28 × 7.09 in)
142 × 86 × 28 mm
(5.59 × 3.39 × 1.10 in)
Weight 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 453 gr (16.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories None 503 channels in 1 bank(s) 550 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 2" (5 cm) TFT display
Audio equalizer
Built-in voice synthesizer
CI-V
CTCSS/DTCS
Detachable control head
IF-DSP
VHF channels NTSC-M and PAL-B TV receiver on some versions
Voice recorder
Clock & Timer Functions
Sleep Timer
Digital Sound Processing
Temperature sensor
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000391 ICOM-IC-007000 TECSUN-PL-000380