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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + 14 additional 200 kHz crystal positions 144-146 MHz Regular broadcast and SW bands
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Regenerative
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   -
RF-output ? Max 8 W ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC or mains Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1964 and 1975 in USA Between 1970 and 197x in Japan Between 195x and 195x in USA
Dimensions 375 × 197 × 317 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.48 in)
300 × 160 × 340 mm
(11.81 × 6.30 × 13.39 in)
?
Weight 9.10 kg (20.1 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 14 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features S-Meter
Preselector
100 kHz Crystal Calibrator
Rejection Tuning
AGC OFF/SLO/FST
BFO and Fiduciary Adjust
IF-mechanical filter, squelch, noise limiter. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-3C MINIX-MTR-000025S HEATHKIT-K-000002