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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld dual-band transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-20 m 136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
0.5-600 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 10-400 MHz
N-FM: 0.5 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
AM: 0.8 µV
400-1000 MHz
N-FM: 0.7 µV
W-FM: 6.0 µV
1000-1500 MHz
N-FM: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 724.20 MHz
2nd: 287.550 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-20 m 136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
-
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 100 W 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SMA BNC
Impedance 52Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12, 28 V DC or mains 2200 mAh Li-ion battery pack 4.8-6 V DC internal batteries or 9-16 V DC external
Current RX ? ? 95-140 mA
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 19xx in USA Between 201x and 201x in China Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 63 × 153 × 40 mm
(2.48 × 6.02 × 1.57 in)
Weight ? ? 315 gr (11.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IPX5 rating dust and splash protection
Robust, rugged and heavy-duty design
CTCSS & DCS encode and decode
Built in VOX transmission
Low battery alert
Battery save
PTT ID
Time-out timer
Repeater/Talk around
Voice annunciator
Signal strength meter
AF (Audio Frequency) Scan
Backlit LCD
Backlit keypad
Attenuator
Sleep timer
Accessories ? ? ABF125 VHF Airband Filter (BNC M to F)
ABF128 VHF Airband Filter, Bandpass: 108-136 MHz. (BNC M to BNC F)
RU2700 IC Recorder (20 Seconds) Slot Card
SC2700 Vinyl carry case.
DA900 Flexible antenna 9 inch [BNC]
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000001 SAMCOM-CP-000700 AOR-AR-002700