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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. 5-60 mins. ± 2 p.p.m. > 60 mins. ?
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 100-180 / 640-480 / 800-999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM: 5-9 µV
CW: 2-3 µV
0.3µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) ?
Selectivity ? AM: 4.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.0 kHz
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double / triple conversion, 25 tubes Double Conversion Superhet. ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1W at 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 280 mW

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50/450Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 25-28V DC 12V DC or mains 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA)
Current RX 3 A max Max 900 mA @ 12 V DC ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 283 × 293 × 352 mm
(11.14 × 11.54 × 13.86 in)
250 × 100 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
64 × 95 × 29 mm
(2.52 × 3.74 × 1.14 in)
Weight 23.70 kg (52.3 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 180 gr (6.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RS-232C (4800bps) CTCSS/PL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000392/URR JRC-NRD-000345 STANDARD-C-000508