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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 403-433 / 450-470 / 470-490 / 490-512 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? ? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 403-433 / 450-470 / 470-490 / 490-512 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 45 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX ? ? 80 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
? ?
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-1 KENWOOD-TK-000830 EDDYSTONE-000730/7