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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 16 tubes 19 tubes, 12DQ6B finals ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB: 150 W (PEP input), CW: 125 W (input) High: 5/5 W, Medium: 0.5/0.5 W, Low: 15/15 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Separate PSU (Mains or 12V DC option) 4.8-9.6V DC with battery pack or 4.6-16V DC external
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions ? 381 × 165.1 × 330.2 mm
(15.00 × 6.50 × 13.00 in)
57 × 125 × 36 mm
(2.24 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
Weight ? 7.94 kg (17.5 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with BP-171
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 109 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Clock. Detachable speaker/mike. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000381 HALLICRAFTERS-SR-000150 ICOM-IC-Z000001E