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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m LW / MW / 3.9-22 / 87-108 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   AM   W-FM Stereo   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 11-16V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 1 A
TX - - Max 7.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1954 in USA Between 1983 and 1985 Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
304 × 180 × 70 mm
(11.97 × 7.09 × 2.76 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
Weight 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) 2.15 kg (4.7 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 35 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075A-3 GRUNDIG-SATELLIT-000300A KENWOOD-TR-000851E