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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 kHz ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.5-32 MHz 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (20 dB SINAD) AM: 5-9 µV
CW: 2-3 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double / triple conversion, 25 tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 1.5 W or more ? ?

Connections

Antenna 3.5mm jack - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.6 V DC (8 Ni-Cd cells) 25-28V DC 24V DC or mains
Current RX 17 mA 3 A max ?
TX 400 mA - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x Between 195x and 195x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 60 × 165 × 40 mm
(2.36 × 6.50 × 1.57 in)
283 × 293 × 352 mm
(11.14 × 11.54 × 13.86 in)
482 × 178 × 279 mm
(18.98 × 7.01 × 10.98 in)
Weight ? 23.70 kg (52.3 lbs) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000240 COLLINS-R-000392/URR DRAKE-RR-000002