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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz 58-88 / 144-174 / 400-470 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? VHF: 0.5 µV
UHF: 0.4 µV
0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker / 3.5 mm jack out ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 5 W, Low: 350 mW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 TV-antenne BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains or 13.8V DC 6-16V DC
Current RX ? ? 16-55 mA
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 265 × 70 × 265 mm
(10.43 × 2.76 × 10.43 in)
?
Weight ? 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Tape out ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000388/URR COMMANDER-000328 DRAGON-SY-000501