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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF Power / SWR-meter

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. -
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz -

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-30 MHz 0.15-30 / 65-220 / 400-520 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   FM   N-FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? < 0.2µV (12dB SINAD) -
Selectivity ? 12.5 kHz < -60 dB
25 kHz < -70 dB
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Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 2 m / 70 cm 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   All mode  
RF-output ? 5-50 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC ±15% None
Current RX Max 80 W 500 mA -
TX - 9 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1986 in Canada Between 2010 and 201x in China Between 1970 and 1981 in USA
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 520 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 20.47 in)
? 133 × 133 × 165 mm
(5.24 × 5.24 × 6.50 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) ? 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 999 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. DTMF-mic
Detachable front panel
Called ID
Twin RX
Cross-band repeater
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Accessories ? ? -
MPN COLLINS-HF-008054A LUTHOR-TLM-000007 HEATHKIT-HM-000102