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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability Within 1100 Hz (or 120 Hz using optional oven standard) over the temperature range of 0-50 °C. ? ?
Tuning steps Selectable steps of 10 Hz, 100 Hz, 1 kHz or 1 MHz; 200 steps per revolution (20 for 1 MHz steps) of tuning knob. 0.01 / 0.1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 0.15-3305 MHz (less cellular in the US) 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity (at 1.6 to 30 MHz, not more than antenna input) 0.5 µV for 10 dB S+N/N for SSB and CW using 2.1 kHz filter and 3.5 µV in AM (30% mod 1 kHz) using 6-kHz filter 0.2 to 1.6 MHz, not more than 1.5 µV SSB/CW and 10 µV AM for above conditions. FM (12dB SINAD)
1.620– 4.999MHz 0.56μV
5.000– 221.999MHz 0.4μV
330.000– 832.999MHz 0.56μV
833.000– 1304.999MHz 0.71μV
1330.000–2304.999MHz 5.6μV
2330.000– 2999.999MHz 18μV

W-FM (12dB SINAD)
76.000– 108.000MHz 1.8μV
175.000– 221.999MHz 1.8μV
470.000– 769.999MHz 2.5μV

AM (10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 2.2μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 1.4μV
118.000– 135.999MHz 1.4μV

SSB, CW 10dB S/N)
0.495– 4.999MHz 0.4μV
5.000– 29.999MHz 0.25μV
50.000– 53.999MHz 0.25μV
118.000– 146.999MHz 0.25μV
330.000– 469.999MHz 0.32μV
?
Selectivity Filter -3dB Min -60 dB Max
6.0 6.0 kHz 30.0 kHz
2.1 2.1 kHz 4.4 kHz
360 360 Hz 1250.0 Hz

optional
AC-3811 140 Hz 600 Hz
AC-3812 1.7 kHz 3.4 kHz
AC-3814 3.0 kHz 9.0 kHz
SSB, CW: > 1.8kHz/–6dB
AM, FM: > 12kHz/–6dB, < 30kHz/–60dB
W-FM: > 150kHz/–6dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne (?) Triple conversion superheterodyne + down converter ?
IF-freqs. 1st: ?
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB 1st: 266.7 MHz, 429.1 MHz 2nd: 19.65 MHz 3rd: 450 kHz ?
Audio output Internal speaker 100mW typ. at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 13.8 V DC 3.7-4.5V DC (Re-chargeable Li-Ion battery pack or 3AA/R6 alkaline) or 6V DC ±5% (external) ?V DC
Current RX ? 35-150 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2004 and 200x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 394 × 191 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.52 × 17.99 in)
60 × 142 × 34.8 mm
(2.36 × 5.59 × 1.37 in)
47 × 120 × 34 mm
(1.85 × 4.72 × 1.34 in)
Weight 12.70 kg (28.0 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz) with antenna and BP-206 320 gr (11.3 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 1250 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Passband tuning
Built-in AC/DC power supply
Built-in speaker
Digital frequency readout
VSC. Internal ferrite bar antenna for MW reception. NB & ANL. CI-V. CTCSS & DCS decoder. Digital recorder up to 4 hours. Twin RX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000451S-1 ICOM-IC-R000020 STANDARD-C000170