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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Headless HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
5W Handheld Dual-band Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ≤ ± 1 p.p.m. after warm-up (5 minutes), ≤ ± 0.01 p.p.m. with an optional GPS unit ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz - 999.99 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz 40 kHz - 3.15 GHz 87.5-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW
0.04-0.1 MHz: 2.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 1.2 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 1.2 µV
25-1000 MHz: 0.3 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.3 µV
AM
0.04-0.1 MHz: 8.0 µV
0.1-1.8 MHz: 4.0 µV
1.8-25 MHz: 4.0 µV
25-1000 MHz: 2.0 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 2.5 µV
FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.7 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 0.7 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 1.8 µV
1-2.4 GHz: 1.8 µV
≤ 0.20 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? CW: 500Hz -3dB: > 380Hz -80dB: > 500Hz
AM: 6kHz -3dB: > 5.5kHz -80dB: > 6.9kHz
SSB: 3kHz -3dB: > 2.7kHz -80dB: > 3.1kHz
N-FM: 15kHz -3dB: >14.2kHz -80dB: > 15.6kHz
W-FM: 200kHz -3dB: > 200kHz -80dB: > 250kHz
?
Filters ? 200Hz, 500Hz, 1kHz, 3kHz, 6kHz, 15kHz, 30kHz, 100kHz, 300kHz - Receiving mode dependent 12.5 / 25 kHz
Receiver system 16 tubes 40kHz: 25MHz Direct conversion 25MHz: 200MHz Double super-heterodyne 200MHz: 420MHz Triple super-heterodyne 420MHz: 3.15GHz Double super-heterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 294.5MHz / 1.7045GHz
2nd: 45.0MHz / 294.5MHz
3rd: 45.0MHz
?
Image rejection ? > 70dB : 40kHz - 25MHz > 50dB : 25MHz - 2.0GHz > 40dB : 2.0GHz - 3.15GHz ?
Audio output ? > 2W at 8Ω load 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 3 W

Connections

Antenna - N-type SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC 3.7 V DC, 1200 mAh Li-ion Battery
Current RX ? 1.2 A max, 200 mA typical 100 mA max
TX - - 1 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 2010 and 20xx in Japan Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions ? 220 × 70 × 285 mm
(8.66 × 2.76 × 11.22 in)
115 × 55 × 30 mm
(4.53 × 2.17 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
SD-card audio recorder
RS-232 and USB computer interface
Optional LAN adapter
45 MHz IF output
I/Q output option
PC Software Programmable
Manual Programming
Wire Copy
VOX Function
CTCSS/DCS
Monitor, Reverse Frequency
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000381 AOR-AR-002300 YANTON-T-000320