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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Monitoring Scope / Scanalyzer

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 144-146 MHz 160-6 m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: Better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
?
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? More than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output CW: 150 W (input), AM: 120 W (input) 1-10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC or mains Mains (120-240 V AC)
Current RX - Max 0.6 A ?
TX ? Max 2.3 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 241 × 111 × 264 mm
(9.49 × 4.37 × 10.39 in)
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Weight ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 3 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032V-2 ICOM-IC-000251E HEATHKIT-SB-000620