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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability Within 1100 Hz (or 120 Hz using optional oven standard) over the temperature range of 0-50 °C. ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Selectable steps of 10 Hz, 100 Hz, 1 kHz or 1 MHz; 200 steps per revolution (20 for 1 MHz steps) of tuning knob. 25 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 150-174 MHz
350-390 / 400-470 MHz
26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   AM  
Sensitivity (at 1.6 to 30 MHz, not more than antenna input) 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N for SSB and CW using 2.1 kHz filter and 3.5 µV in AM (30% mod 1 kHz) using 6-kHz filter 0.2 to 1.6 MHz, not more than 1.5 µV SSB/CW and 10 µV AM for above conditions. ≤ 0.25 µV / 0.28 µV ?
Selectivity Filter -3dB Min -60 dB Max
6.0 6.0 kHz 30.0 kHz
2.1 2.1 kHz 4.4 kHz
360 360 Hz 1250.0 Hz

optional
AC-3811 140 Hz 600 Hz
AC-3812 1.7 kHz 3.4 kHz
AC-3814 3.0 kHz 9.0 kHz
65 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne (?) ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: ?
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 0.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 150-174 MHz
350-390 / 400-470 MHz
26.965-27.? MHz
Modulations - FM   AM  
RF-output ? 5 / 4 / 2 W ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8 V DC 7.4V, 1250mAh (Li-Ion Battery) ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 201x and 201x in China Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 394 × 191 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.52 × 17.99 in)
111 × 54 × 34 mm
(4.37 × 2.13 × 1.34 in)
?
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 249 gr (8.8 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Passband tuning
Built-in AC/DC power supply
Built-in speaker
Digital frequency readout
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000451S-1 HYTERA-TC-000600 COURIER-CENTURION