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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF SDR-receiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 5 kHz - 2000 MHz 27.60125-27.99125 MHz 0.5-30 / 64-260 / 437-512 MHz
(0.15-500 kHz with limitations)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   ISB   - AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? HF: 0.125 µV (MDS)
108-150 MHz: 2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 11.2-2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? HF: 500 Hz
108-150 MHz: 15 kHz
UHF: 15 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? DSP / Single / Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.8 W into 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 27.60125-27.99125 MHz -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? 4 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC + Hi-Z
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC or Mains ? 6-18 V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX Max 30 W ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1995 and 2000 in USA Between 1981 and 198x Between 2013 and 20xx in USA by Aerostream
Dimensions 483 × 44 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 1.73 × 19.69 in)
? 143 × 62 × 155 mm
(5.63 × 2.44 × 6.10 in)
Weight 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) ? 794 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 64 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? AM OLED-display, 1.5" (64*128 pixels)
I-Q sampling / 32-bit DSP
HF-Spectrum Scope
PC programmable
Mini-USB jack (software update and battery charging)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000095S-1A MIDLAND-002001T COMMRADIO-CR-000001