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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
10 W handheld dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz Channelized 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 27.005-27.135 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 27.005-27.135 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? 100 mW 10 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 7.4 V DC
Current RX Max 60 W ? 75-380 mA
TX - ? 1.4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 1979 and 1983 Between 202x and 202x
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
78 × 240 × 49 mm
(3.07 × 9.45 × 1.93 in)
120 × 55 × 30 mm
(4.72 × 2.17 × 1.18 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ? VOX
Voice Prompt
Power Saving
Beep Prompt
Busy Lockout
128 Channels
Tone Scanning
Keypad Auto Lock
Tx Over Time Setting
Backlight Time Setting
Wide/Narrow Bandwidth
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 ZODIAC-P-002012CH RADIODDITY-GA-000510