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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 144-148 MHz 1.5-20 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? 9 tube superhet
IF-freqs. ? ? 495 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? External speaker or headphones

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W -

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6-16V DC Mains or 6/170V
Current RX Max 60 W 16-100 mA ?
TX - Max 1.2 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1932 and 1934 in USA
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
?
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6 ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Remote control. ? -
Accessories ? ? External power supply 5886AB
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 KENWOOD-TH-000025AT NATIONAL-COMPANY-AGS