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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? 6 ppm (-10C to +60C) ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 0.150-1310 MHz (cellular blocked in USA; some ranges blocked in France) 146-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne XTAL
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 100mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or max 6V DC (5%) external Mains
Current RX Max 60 W 41 mA (standby), 120 mA (typical), 170 mA (max) ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 2002 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
58 × 86 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.06 in)
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Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 185 gr (6.5 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 1 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 ICOM-IC-R000005 REGENCY-ACT-R000001-HIGH