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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 1.5-30 MHz 138-174 / 440-450 MHz *)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Less than 0.18µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 2.3 kHz (SSB) ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 30.875 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 200mW, 8 ohm @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 140-150 / 440-450 MHz *)
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
RF-output ? 120 W 5 / 3.5 / 1.5 / 0.5W

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 6-16V DC
Current RX ? ? 16-150mA
TX - Max 25 A 0.5-1.6A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1947 and 1950 in USA Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 536 × 311 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.24 × 13.86 in)
346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
52 × 136.5 × 34.5 mm
(2.05 × 5.37 × 1.36 in)
Weight 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) Including battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 42 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in clock/timer
DTMF
Direct entry keypad
Optional CTCSS (UT-50)
Optional DCS (UT-51)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075A-1 DRAKE-TR-000007 ICOM-IC-000024AT