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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 10-80m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5µV ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 19 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 500 W (PEP), AM: 150 W (?) High: 50/40 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 60 W ? Max 0.6 A
TX - ? Max 10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 197x and 197x Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
150 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 22.50 kg (49.6 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ? Detachable front panel. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000500 YAESU-FT-004700RH