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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±0.5 ppm 32 °F to 122 °F (0 °C to +50 °C) ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 0.001-10.000 MHz kHz 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.01-60 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations - AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity ? Preamp off: 1.3 µV @ 14MHz
Preamp on: 0.3 µV @ 14MHz
(-123/-133 dBm in 500 Hz)
FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? CW 500 Hz –6/-60 dB: 500/640 (–6/–60 dB)
SSB 2.4 kHz –6/-60 dB: 2.39/2.54 (–6/–60 dB)
AM 6.6 kHz –6/-60 dB: 6.60/6.74 (–6/–60 dB)
FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? Software controlled ?
Receiver system ? SDR, Direct conversion, low IF ?
IF-freqs. ? Software selectable from DC to 20 KHz ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB or better (160 - 6m Amateur bands) ?
Audio output ? 7 W + Stereo line-out, accepts PC type speakers 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 160-6m 420-450 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output CW: 500 W (input), AM: 375 W (input) CW/SSB: 1-100 W PEP, AM: 2-25W 5 W max

Connections

Antenna - BNC + SO-239 SMA
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ± 10% 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack) 10-16 V DC external
Current RX - 1.5A 200-450 mA
TX ? 30A max 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1948 and 19xx in USA Between 2008 and 20xx in USA Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 449 × 221 × 373 mm
(17.68 × 8.70 × 14.69 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight ? 16.50 kg (36.4 lbs) 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100000 channels in 1 bank(s) 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? SDR (Software Defined Radio) D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000310A-3-/-30K-1 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-005000C ICOM-ID-000031A