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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) 10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) or 7.2-13.8V DC external Mains
Current RX ? 25-100 mA ?
TX - 0.8-1.8 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1954 and 1985 in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 195x and 195x in USA
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
?
Weight 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs) ?
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 ? CTCSS and DTMF ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000390A/URR RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000404 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000101 MK II