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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-12 MHz 160-10 m 140-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ?
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 7 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 144-146 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? Max 100 W High: 5 W, Low: ? mW

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 BNC
Impedance ? 50/75 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 13.8V DC or mains ?V DC
Current RX ? 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ?
TX - 15 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1991 and 199x
Dimensions 342.9 × 254 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 10.00 × 10.00 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
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Weight 13.61 kg (30.0 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051-Q KENWOOD-TS-000520S YAESU-FT-000026