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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 200 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
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Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   -
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.495-5 MHz: 2.2 µV
5-30 MHz: 1.4 µV
118-137 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-90 MHz: 0.45 µV
90-144 MHz: 0.2 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV
148-180 MHz: 0.2 µV
350-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
600-940 MHz: 1.4 µV
940-999.990 MHz: 2.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.8 µV µV
600-800 MHz: 2.5 µV
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Selectivity ? (Ham bands)
AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 150 kHz (-10 dB), 700 kHz (-20 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >40 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - TX/RX: 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
RX: 0.495-999.990 MHz
6 m / 2 m
48.9-54 / 143.7-148.3 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   CW  
RF-output ? High: 1.5 / 1 W, Low 1: 0.1 / 0.1 W AM/CW: 65/74 W (120/140 W input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50-72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 3.7V DC (Lithium-Ion battery pack, 1800 mAh) Mains
Current RX ? 80-150 mA -
TX - Max 1.5 A 120-400 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2005 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 47 × 81 × 28 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 1.10 in)
422 × 257 × 254 mm
(16.61 × 10.12 × 10.00 in)
Weight ? 160 gr (5.6 oz) with battery and antenna ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 1250 channels in 18 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTCS Built-in VFO
Extensive RF shielding
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000388/URR ICOM-IC-E000007 HEATHKIT-VHF-000001-'SENECA'