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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 50 Hz per hour after 1 hour.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 138-174 / 440-450 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 140-150 / 440-450 MHz 160-10m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W 100W (50W on 10m)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? -
TX - 10.5 A max 20A max

Physical

Manufactured Between USA and USA Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
150 × 50 × 195 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.68 in)
340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
Weight 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) ? 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX
Dual Band Receive
CTCSS Tone Encode
Sub Band Mute
Two Call Channels
Dimmer
Priority Watch
Auto Repeater Function
Scan Functions
Remote Hand Mic
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000391 ICOM-IC-002400A JRC-NSD-000515D