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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 9 / 10 kHz 9 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 522-1620 kHz
87/76/64-108 MHz (depending on country)
FM 87.5-108 MHz
MW 531-1602 kHz
SW1 2.300-7.800 MHz
SW2 9.100-26.10 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 3 µV FM < 10 μV
MW < 3 mV/m
SW < 50 μV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion PLL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ф57mm 16Ω 0.3W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 4.5V DC (3 × R6 batteries) 3×AA batteries
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between USA and USA Between 20xx and 20xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
142 × 86 × 28 mm
(5.59 × 3.39 × 1.10 in)
145 × 90 × 30 mm
(5.71 × 3.54 × 1.18 in)
Weight 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 453 gr (16.0 oz) 280 gr (9.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Portable Portable

Other features

Memories None 550 channels in 1 bank(s) 24 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clock & Timer Functions
Sleep Timer
Digital Sound Processing
Temperature sensor
Clock
Alarm
Sleep timer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000391 TECSUN-PL-000380 TECSUN-PL-000757A