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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  2000m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Overall drift after warm-up: less than 100 Hz ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 80-10 m (no WARC) 144-146 MHz (138-174 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? <0,5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 2.1 kHz (-6 dB)
3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 9 MHz 1st: 21.8 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB >60 dB
Audio output ? ? 250 mW at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m (no WARC) 144-146 MHz (138-174 MHz)
Modulations - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB: 300 W PEP, AM: 260 W PEP (both input) High: 5 W, Medium: 2.5 W, Low: 350 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 7.2V DC (battery), 5-16V DC (external)
Current RX Max 60 W ? 13/35 mA (save/stby)
TX - ? Max 950 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2004 and 2007 in Taiwan
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
? 55 × 84 × 31 mm
(2.17 × 3.31 × 1.22 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) ? 185 gr (6.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 DRAKE-TR-000004C SOMMERKAMP-TS-000277DX