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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Stated as +/- 10ppm @ 25°C
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on version. Can be reprogrammed by changing internal diode matrix in any multiple of 5 kHz from 5-40 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz 50-52 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? ± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-52 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 3 W High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - 5 pin DIN connector for some sort of a control interface unit.
3.5mm phono connector for external speaker (8Ω)

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 600 mA max
TX - ? 6.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions ? ? 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight ? ? 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VXO ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000388/URR ICOM-IC-000502A KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II