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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 ppm
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 10-160 m 400-430 MHz (UHF Lo version)
430-450 MHz (UHF Mid version)
450-470 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Other bands optional
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60dB
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 400-430 MHz (UHF Lo version)
430-450 MHz (UHF Mid version)
450-470 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Other bands optional
Modulations - CW   SSB   N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output ? 100 W 4W max

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 6 V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX Max 60 W ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 1980 and 19xx Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
52 × 112 × 27 mm
(2.05 × 4.41 × 1.06 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) 300 gr (10.6 oz) including battery
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ? CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Time-out Timer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000102-BX PUXING-PX-000555