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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz 142-170 MHz 80-15 m
Modulations AM   CW   FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM : 0.5V (S/N 10db) ≤ 1 µV for 10 dB signal to noise ratio
Selectivity ? ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Super-Heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 60 mW 2 W at 10% THD (max 3 W)

Transmitter

TX-range - - 80-15 m
Modulations - - USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 135 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 40-100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 3.68v Internal (3 x AA nicads), 12v dc external Mains
Current RX ? ? 35 W
TX - - 165 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1963 and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 58 × 127 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 5.00 × 1.42 in)
298 × 140 × 260 mm
(11.73 × 5.51 × 10.24 in)
Weight ? 207 gr (7.3 oz) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 30 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000388/URR YUPITERU-VT-000150 SBE-SB-000033