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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (138-174 MHz) ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   FM   -
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? 250 mW at 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (138-174 MHz) -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Medium: 2.5 W, Low: 350 mW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.2V DC (battery), 5-16V DC (external) ?
Current RX Max 60 W 13/35 mA (save/stby) ?
TX - Max 950 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 2004 and 2007 in Taiwan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
?
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 185 gr (6.5 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ? 6 crystal controlled channels, probably in the 2m band
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 SOMMERKAMP-TS-000277DX LOWE-REC-001420C