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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
DSP Shortwave transceiver

General

HAM bands ? None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 p.p.m. standard (0.1 p.p.m. optional)
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz Channelized 10 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-30 MHz 77.5-80 / 410-412.5 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity ? ? 1 µV (16 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? -6 dB: 300-2700 Hz
-60 dB: 400-3400 Hz
Filters ? ? Additional bandwidths DSP selectable (300 / 600 / 1000 Hz)
Receiver system ? ? DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3W at less than 5% distortion into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output ? ? 25 / 100 W PEP

Connections

Antenna - TV-antenne -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.6 V DC (24 V DC optional)
Current RX Max 80 W ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1986 in Canada Between 198x and 199x in Sweden Between 2014 and 201x
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 520 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 20.47 in)
120 × 40 × 180 mm
(4.72 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
305 × 105 × 300 mm
(12.01 × 4.13 × 11.81 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ? Remote control up to 100m
ALC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-008054A DLS-000200C EDDYSTONE-ORION-007000