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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (–20°C to +60°C on the basis of 25°C )
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 136-174 or 403-512 MHz MHz depending on version 76-108 / 136-174 / 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less than 0.18 μV (at 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 or 403-512 MHz MHz depending on version 136-174 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? VHF: 6/2.5/1 W, UHF: 4/2/1 W 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna - NMO SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 7.2 V DC 2400 mAh Li-Ion battery
Current RX ? ? 600 mA
TX - ? 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1954 and 1985 in USA Between 197x and 19xx Between 2022 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
72 × 164 × 36 mm
(2.83 × 6.46 × 1.42 in)
52.2 × 111.8 × 30.3 mm
(2.06 × 4.40 × 1.19 in)
Weight 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 673 gr (1.5 lbs) incl battery 278 gr (9.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 48 channels in 1 bank(s) 208 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IP67 dust-tight specification and waterproofing
CTCSS/DTCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000390A/URR MOTOROLA-MX000300R ICOM-IC-T000010