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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps Continuous 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.03-30 MHz All International Maritime VHF channels
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - All International Maritime VHF channels
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12/24 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1984 and 199x in Denmark
Dimensions 374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
483 × 89 × 320 mm
(19.02 × 3.50 × 12.60 in)
225 × 98 × 160 mm
(8.86 × 3.86 × 6.30 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 5.58 kg (12.3 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? PC-control Dual Watch
Instant Channel 16
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-2 LOWE-HF-000235 SAILOR-RT002047