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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 Hz
5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz
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Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 136-174 / 420-460 MHz 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.11 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow (option): 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.34 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single, double or triple conversion superheterodyne, depending on band and mode ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA & Australia)
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Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 2 m FM/CW: 6-45 W, SSB: 6-35 W (continuously adjustable) 70 cm FM/CW: 6-40 W, SSB: 6-30 W (continuously adjustable) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + N-type -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC ±15% ? V
Current RX ? 2.5 A max ?
TX - 16 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 1996 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
241 × 94 × 239 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.41 in)
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Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 160 channels in 1 bank(s) 55 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in keyer
IF shift
NB
VOX
CTCSS / PL encoder (US & Australian versions only)
Tone scan
CI-V interface
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3 ICOM-IC-000821H REGENCY-HX-001500