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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 30-50 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
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Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 6 V DC, 4×AA
Current RX Max 60 W 900 mA max 25-100 mA
TX - 3.1 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 1981 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
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Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 ICOM-IC-000290E RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000024-(OLDER)