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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz 136-173 MHz 25-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 16 tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   -
RF-output ? High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-16V DC external or 7.2V DC internal 6V DC (4 x LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 2003 and 200x Between 2002 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions ? 58 × 110 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.14 in)
64 × 177 × 44 mm
(2.52 × 6.97 × 1.73 in)
Weight ? 355 gr (12.5 oz) 255 gr (9.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. ?
Accessories ? ? AC-E60HG AC adapter
MPN COLLINS-R-000381 KENWOOD-TH-K000002E SONY-ICF-SC000001