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VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 0.001-10.000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 49.975-50.475 MHz 10-80 m + 14 additional 200 kHz crystal positions 0.01-60 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? Preamp off: 1.3 µV
Preamp on: 0.3 µV
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity ? ? CW 500/640 (–6 to 60 dB)
SSB 2.39/2.54 (–6 to 60 dB)
AM 6.6/6.74 (–6 to 60 dB)
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system ? ? Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. ? ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection ? ? 160-10m: 96dB or better6m: 71 dB or better
Audio output ? Requires external speaker Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range 49.975-50.475 MHz - 160-6m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output 40 W ? CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 RCA (Tulip) BNC
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC ±10%
Current RX ? ? 1.5A
TX ? - 25A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1964 and 1975 in USA Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 375 × 197 × 317 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.48 in)
311 × 44 × 311 mm
(12.24 × 1.73 × 12.24 in)
Weight ? 9.10 kg (20.1 lbs) 4.08 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories None 14 channels in 1 bank(s) 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? S-Meter
Preselector
100 kHz Crystal Calibrator
Rejection Tuning
AGC OFF/SLO/FST
BFO and Fiduciary Adjust
SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN CLEGG-VENUS COLLINS-000075S-3C FLEXRADIO-FLEX-003000