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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Multiband SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (-20 °C ~ +60 °C) ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 144-148 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB   USB  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W 2 W @ 5% THD into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   SSB   USB  
RF-output ? High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 1 A ?
TX - 13 A max 450 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1954 and 1985 in USA Between 2003 and 200x Between 1982 and 19xx in Brazil
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
?
Weight 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000390A/URR KENWOOD-TM-000271A DELTA-DBR-000550