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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/Air band Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 1.5-30 MHz 108-136.975 MHz
NOAA weather channels*
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 1 µV for 6 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 2.3 kHz (SSB) ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 35.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 600 mW into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 118-136.975 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM  
RF-output ? 120 W 1.5-5 W

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12-15 V DC
Current RX ? ? 400 mA typical
TX - Max 25 A 900 mA max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 1990 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
65 × 198 × 35 mm
(2.56 × 7.80 × 1.38 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 640 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3 DRAKE-TR-000007 ICOM-IC-A000021