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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop ULF/VLF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2000m  2m 
Freq. stability Short term: ≤ 5 hz, long term: ≤ 20 hz ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 140-4500 kHz
87-108 MHz
15-500 / 500-1500 kHz (2 ranges, 7 bands) 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   SSB   AM   CW   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? 6 µV ≥ 0.3 mV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 0.1 / 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion cuperheterodyne, including circuit arragement for cancelling drift of crystal oscillator (34 tubes) PLL synthesizer
IF-freqs. 10.7008 MHz ? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? 65 dB
Audio output 7 W 500 mW unbalanced, 10 mW balanced 0.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? ≥ 1.5 W

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary BNC + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50-75Ω 125Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 10-32 V DC Mains (115/230 V AC) 9.6 V DC (8 × NiCd)
Current RX ? 250 W with oven on, 150 W when oven off 17 mA
TX - - 400 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark Between 1951 and 19xx in USA Between 1979 and 198x
Dimensions ? 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
62 × 165 × 40 mm
(2.44 × 6.50 × 1.57 in)
Weight ? 37.20 kg (82.1 lbs) including power supply PP-621/URR 400 gr (14.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 94 channels in 1 bank(s) None 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features LCD frequency readout
2182 kHz watchkeeping channel
10-digit keypad
Operating altitude up to 10,000 feet ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN SAILOR-R002022 COLLINS-R-000389/URR TEMPO-SYNCOM-S000001