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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 80-10 m 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity - 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.3 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 μV
Selectivity - 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB TIA603:
VHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C:
VHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
Filters - optional CW filter ?
Receiver system - ? ?
IF-freqs. - ? ?
Image rejection - 50 dB 70 dB
Audio output - ? 3 W internal, 13 W external

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 80-10 m 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   USB   LSB   FM   DMR  
RF-output CW: 150 W (input), AM: 120 W (input) SSB: 500 W PEP, CW: 400 W (both input) VHF: 1/45 W, UHF: 1/40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 13.8 V DC ± 20%
Current RX - ? 810 mA, 2A max
TX ? ? 14.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1951 and 195x in USA Between 196x and 1970 Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 537 × 316 × 352 mm
(21.14 × 12.44 × 13.86 in)
? 51 × 175 × 206 mm
(2.01 × 6.89 × 8.11 in)
Weight 47.60 kg (105.0 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Nixie tube display
Noise blanker
Selectable AGC
High sensitivity Schmidt-trigger VOX
Frequency memory
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032V-3 SBE-SB-000036 VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-007200