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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld Transceiver
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations - - AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 250 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations CW   - -
RF-output 15 W 3.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 19xx in USA Between 1973 and 197x  Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions ? 162 × 60 × 220 mm
(6.38 × 2.36 × 8.66 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
Weight ? 2.45 kg (5.4 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 24 channels in 1 bank(s) 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AM Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000310B-1 TOKAI-PW-005024H-N WHISTLER-WS001040