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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? < 400 cycles before warm up; < 100 cycles after warm up; < 100 cycles for 10% line voltage change ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.25-30 MHz 80-10 m (3.5-30 MHz in 12 600kHz segments) 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? < 0.5µV @ 10 db signal to noise. ?
Selectivity ? 5kHz (6 dB) or better ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 60dB ?
Audio output ? 1W @ 3% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (120 VAC) ?
Current RX Max 80 W 40W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1986 in Canada Between 1961 and 1964 in USA Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 483 × 222 × 520 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 20.47 in)
305 × 180 × 230 mm
(12.01 × 7.09 × 9.06 in)
?
Weight 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) 6.55 kg (14.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Remote control. ? AM/SSB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-008054A DRAKE-000002-B COMMANDER-000119.137