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

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz 0.001-10.000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + 14 additional 200 kHz crystal positions 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
0.01-60 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? Preamp off: 1.3 µV
Preamp on: 0.3 µV
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
Selectivity ? ? CW 500/640 (–6 to 60 dB)
SSB 2.39/2.54 (–6 to 60 dB)
AM 6.6/6.74 (–6 to 60 dB)
Filters ? ? Software defined
Receiver system ? ? Direct conversion, low IF
IF-freqs. ? ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz
Image rejection ? ? 160-10m: 96dB or better6m: 71 dB or better
Audio output Requires external speaker ? Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
160-6m
Modulations - FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? High: 50/40 W, Low: 5/5 W CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±10%
Current RX ? Max 0.6 A 1.5A
TX - Max 10 A 25A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1975 in USA Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 375 × 197 × 317 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.48 in)
150 × 50 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.09 in)
311 × 44 × 311 mm
(12.24 × 1.73 × 12.24 in)
Weight 9.10 kg (20.1 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 4.08 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories 14 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features S-Meter
Preselector
100 kHz Crystal Calibrator
Rejection Tuning
AGC OFF/SLO/FST
BFO and Fiduciary Adjust
Detachable front panel. Twin RX SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3C YAESU-FT-004700RH FLEXRADIO-FLEX-003000