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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld 6m Transceiver | DX Handy

General

HAM bands ? 2m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 50-50.5 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (15 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 50-50.5 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? Max 25 W 1 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 8.4-9 V DC
Current RX Max 80 W ? 70 mA
TX - Max 6 A 620 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1986 in Canada Between 1983 and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 520 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 20.47 in)
285 × 110 × 275 mm
(11.22 × 4.33 × 10.83 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 710 gr (1.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ? RIT
NB
S/RF-meter
Built-in CW key
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-008054A ICOM-IC-000271E AEA-MX-000006S