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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 10 Hz (1 Hz optional)

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 136-174 / 400-479 MHz 0.25-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 2.7 / 16 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
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Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? Max 1 A Max 80 W
TX - Max 10.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1961 Between 1994 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x in Canada
Dimensions 304 × 177 × 228 mm
(11.97 × 6.97 × 8.98 in)
140 × 40 × 171 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.73 in)
483 × 178 × 483 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 19.02 in)
Weight 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs) 930 gr (2.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Seven optional bands 9K6 packet ready Remote control (via computer)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-A ICOM-IC-000281H COLLINS-HF-008050A