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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (-10 °C ~ +60 °C)
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 17.2 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? 2.4 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low 3: 10 W, Low 2: 5 W, Low 1: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 0.5 A
TX - Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between USA and USA Between 1990 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
140 × 40 × 105 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 4.13 in)
Weight 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 750 gr (1.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PLL IC: PLL2001
Accessories ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000391 ICOM-IC-000229A