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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 30 Hz after 1 hour warm-up ?
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz / 1 kHz / 1 MHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.03-30 MHz (Germany: 0.15-26.1 MHz) 245 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 12.6 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV (Preamp on)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Preamp on)
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 2 µV (Preamp on)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Preamp on)
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Selectivity ? AM
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
>15 kHz (-6 dB), <30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/AM Narrow
>2.3 kHz (-6 dB), <4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 250 / 500 Hz CW filters optional ?
Receiver system 15 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 245 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance ? 50 / 500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC or mains ?
Current RX ? 1.2 A max ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1951 and 195x in USA Between 1992 and 1998 in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 558.8 × 317.5 × 337.82 mm
(22.00 × 12.50 × 13.30 in)
241 × 94 × 229 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.02 in)
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Weight 31.75 kg (70.1 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Clock & timer
Pre-amp (10 dB)
Attenuator (20 dB)
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? UI-8 FM receive unit (optional)
CR-64 High-stability crystal unit (optional)
UT-36 Voice synthesizer unit (optional)
UR-1 Receiver protection unit (optional)
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MPN COLLINS-000075A-2 ICOM-IC-R000072DC ALINCO-DJ-V000245