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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 ppm
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz Continuous 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 10-160 m 136-174 MHz (VHF version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Lo version)
465-520 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? <0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 25 or 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 MHz (VHF version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Lo version)
465-520 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations - - N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output ? ? Hi: 4 to 5W, Low: 0.5W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX Max 60 W ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 195x and 19xx in USA Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
? 53 × 98 × 30 mm
(2.09 × 3.86 × 1.18 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ? Alpha tags
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF/2 tone/MSK ANI
1750 Hz tone
10-digit keyboard
PC programmable
Keypad lock
Time-out Timer
Reverse frequency function (shift)
Scrambler
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000101 PUXING-PX-000333