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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 115-180 / 328-500 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: 0.5 µV, 2.4khz, 10dB SINAD
AM: 1.3 µV, 30% Mod, 6kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
FM: 2.2 µV, 5kHz Dev, 16kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
all with preamp off
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz
FM: 12 kHz
Filters ? ? Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion + DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
Image rejection ? ? 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB
Audio output ? ? 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 430-440 MHz
144-148 / 438-450 MHz (USA)
160-10 m + WARC + 6 m
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output ? High: 50/50 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 3/3 W 5-100 W (100% duty cycle)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? 0.9-1.6 A 1.25 A
TX - Max 12 A 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 1954 in USA Between 1991 and 199x Between 2010 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 536 × 317 × 333 mm
(21.10 × 12.48 × 13.11 in)
150 × 50 × 210 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 8.27 in)
216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
Weight 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Detachable head. CTCSS & DTMF option Twin RX IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075A-3 STANDARD-C-005608D TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599)