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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (0-50 °C) ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   FM   -
Sensitivity ? -16 dBµ (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 200 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 10-80m
Modulations - FM   AM   CW  
RF-output ? 0.5/5 W 90 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.5-16 V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? -
TX - ? 225 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 20xx in Japan Between 1962 and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 57 × 110 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 4.33 × 1.06 in)
333 × 159 × 305 mm
(13.11 × 6.26 × 12.01 in)
Weight ? 270 gr (9.5 oz) 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 47 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000388/URR ICOM-IC-S000032 LAFAYETTE-KT-000390-STARFLITE