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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1 ppm ± 15 p.p.m. at o °C~60 °C
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 0.135-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD 250 mW into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
5.3 MHz (USA only)
144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (Australia)
140-150 MHz (USA / Asia)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 1/10/100 W, AM: 0.4/4/40 W 0.1 / 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11.7 - 15.8V DC ?
Current RX ? 1 A max 6-170 mA
TX - 20 A max 300-600 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between USA and USA Between 2009 and 201x Between 198x and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
61 × 148 × 33 mm
(2.40 × 5.83 × 1.30 in)
Weight 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with BP-22
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 600 channels in 3 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000391 ALINCO-DX-SR000008 ICOM-IC-000002A