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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Low 3: 3.5/3.5 W, Low 2: 1.5/1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5/0.5 W Max 100 W (AM: 50 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6-16V DC 12-16V DC
Current RX ? 20-200 mA 1.9 A
TX - 1.8 A max Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1954 and 1985 in USA Between 1991 and 199x Between 1986 and 19xx
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
54 × 154 × 36 mm
(2.13 × 6.06 × 1.42 in)
270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
Weight 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) with BP-83 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 60 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX Auto-AT option.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000390A/URR ICOM-IC-W000002A KENWOOD-TS-000440S