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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-30 MHz 80-10 m 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 150 W High: 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) or 7.2-13.8V DC external
Current RX Max 80 W ? 25-100 mA
TX - ? 0.8-1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1986 in Canada Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 520 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 20.47 in)
? 65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) ? 540 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ? CTCSS and DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-008054A DRAKE-TR-000003 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000404