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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 144-148 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 60 W 16-100 mA ?
TX - Max 1.2 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1980 and 19xx
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 KENWOOD-TH-000025AT SWAN-(CUBIC)-000102-BX