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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? poor
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 420-470 MHz 6m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? ? poor
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne tubes
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1750 kHz (?)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 500 mW @ 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 6m
Modulations - FM   AM  
RF-output ? 5 / 2 / 1 / 0.1 W 5

Connections

Antenna - SMA -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4-16V DC Mains
Current RX Max 60 W Max 200 mA ?
TX - Max 1.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 1995 and 20xx Between 1960 and 196x in USA by DeWald Radio in Long Island, NY
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
57 × 99 × 30 mm
(2.24 × 3.90 × 1.18 in)
?
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 325 gr (11.5 oz) with FNB-40 ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. CTCSS/PL
DCS
ARTS
?
Accessories ? This transceiver could be equipped with four different keypads(!) ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 YAESU-FT-000040R LAFAYETTE-HE-000035