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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz 5 / 100Hz kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
50 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? FM: -4dBu (20 dB noise quieting)
SSB/CW: -8dBu (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-70 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single/double conversion superheterodyne (SSB-CW/FM) ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
70 cm optional
50 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
RF-output ? High: 20 W, Low: 1 W 10 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-15V DC Mains
Current RX Max 60 W 400-800 mA ?
TX - Max 5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 195x and 195x in USA
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
162 × 62 × 260 mm
(6.38 × 2.44 × 10.24 in)
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Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 2.60 kg (5.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ? ?
Accessories ? Expander 430X: 70 cm/10 W option ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 FDK-MULTI-000750XX GONSET-COMMUNICATOR-000006-METER