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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? 10 ppm. -10 to 50 C. ?
Tuning steps 10 Hz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 100 Hz - 30 MHz
(RX 35-55 / 108-174 MHz with optional converter)
108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? All modes except FM
@ -6dB @ -60dB
6.0 kHz < 12.0 kHz
4.0 kHz < 8.0 kHz
2.3 kHz < 4.5 kHz
1.8 kHz < 3.6 kHz
.5 kHz < 1.5 kHz

FM mode only
12.0 kHz < 25.0 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 50 kHz
?
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB > 60 dB .1-1.5 MHz > 80 dB 1.5-30 MHz ?
Audio output ? 2.5 Watts, 4 ohms, < 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output Max 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50/500Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 11-16V DC or mains 6 V DC, 4×AA
Current RX ? Max 2 A ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in USA Between 1991 and 199x Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
334 × 134 × 330 mm
(13.15 × 5.28 × 12.99 in)
?
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) 5.90 kg (13.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 50 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS232C interface
Clock/timer
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000380 DRAKE-R000008 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000023-(NEWER)