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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 108-950 MHz 0.15-35 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity - ? AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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)
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system - ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. - ? 1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection - ? 70 dB
Audio output - ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   FM   -
RF-output CW: 150 W (input), AM: 120 W (input) High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 4.5-16V DC 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX - 40-210 mA 1 A max
TX ? Max 1.6 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1951 and 195x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x
Dimensions 537 × 316 × 352 mm
(21.14 × 12.44 × 13.86 in)
57 × 137 × 33 mm
(2.24 × 5.39 × 1.30 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 47.60 kg (105.0 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032V-3 ICOM-IC-W000032E ALINCO-DX-R000008