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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 70-90 MHz / UHF 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? (136.000~174.000 MHz) 12dB SINAD - 16 dBµV
Selectivity ? ? > 6 kHz @ -6 dB
> 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne, XTAL. Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 21.4 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 50 W, Low: 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.8 A
TX - - 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 374 × 169 × 292 mm
(14.72 × 6.65 × 11.50 in)
90 × 50 × 140 mm
(3.54 × 1.97 × 5.51 in)
140 × 40 × 154 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.06 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ? 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000075S-2 COMMANDER-000137 DRAGON-SY-000130E