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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 300 Hz
Tuning steps Continuous ? 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz 77.5-80 / 410-412.5 MHz 7-7.3 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 0.5 µV
FM/SSB: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 90 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W, 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 7-7.3 MHz
Modulations - - AM   FM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? FM/SSB: 50 W, AM: 20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? 1.5 A
TX - - 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in Korea
Dimensions ? 140 × 50 × 190 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 7.48 in)
300 × 85 × 240 mm
(11.81 × 3.35 × 9.45 in)
Weight ? ? 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000388/URR COMMANDER-000500 DRAGON-SS-000797