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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 12.5 / 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range ?-? MHz 144-146 MHz 0.53-30.15 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.63 µV (S+N/N=6dB)
Selectivity ? ? AM 9.0 kHz, AM-N/SSB 4.0 kHz
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz (SW1)
2nd: 455 kHz (SW2)
FM: 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 50-60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 45 W, Low: 5 W -

Connections

Antenna - - Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC 9 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - Max 9.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1986 and 19xx Between 1978 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions ? 140 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
453 × 184 × 227 mm
(17.83 × 7.24 × 8.94 in)
Weight ? ? 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 21 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000851S-1 ICOM-IC-000028H SONY-ICF-006700W