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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 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)  10m  2000m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 kHz first hour, 150 Hz thereafter ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + 14 additional 200 kHz crystal positions 0.01-30 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   SSTV   FM  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: < 0.2µV
AM: < 1.2µV
(10 dB S+ N/N, 1.8-30 MHz)
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Selectivity ? @ -6dB @ -60dB
9.0 kHz < 10.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.1 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz
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Filters ? 9, 2.3 and 0.5 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 48.050 MHz
2nd: 5645 kHz
3rd: 50 kHz
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Image rejection ? > 80 dB ?
Audio output Requires external speaker 2.5 Watts, 4 Ohms, < 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 230 mW

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains / 11-16 V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 3 V DC (2 × AA)
Current RX ? 3 A (60 W) ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1975 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 375 × 197 × 317 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.48 in)
346 × 116 × 330 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.99 in)
58 × 80 × 25 mm
(2.28 × 3.15 × 0.98 in)
Weight 9.10 kg (20.1 lbs) 8.34 kg (18.4 lbs) 130 gr (4.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 14 channels in 1 bank(s) None 20 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
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3C DRAKE-R000007A STANDARD-C-000408