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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30×1000 kHz bands 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 145/434 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 KHz (Band A), 450 KHz (Band B)
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM  
RF-output ? 50 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? 1.2 A max
TX - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 536 × 318 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.52 × 13.86 in)
140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6, APRS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-1 KENWOOD-TM-D000710E