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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1MHz / 1kHz / 100Hz / 10Hz 5 / 15 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (0.5-30 MHz continuous) 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 1.6-30MHz: 1µV antenna input voltage results in 10dB S/N Better than 0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting ?
Selectivity ? 15 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.8-148.2 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
RF-output 100-120W 2 / 45 W High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 6-16V DC
Current RX 3 A 600-750 mA Max 55 mA
TX 20 A 2.7-9.5 A Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1983 in USA Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 199x and 199x (early nineties)
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
140 × 50 × 222 mm
(5.51 × 1.97 × 8.74 in)
58 × 1355 × 295 mm
(2.28 × 53.35 × 11.61 in)
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-10, antenna, and handstrap
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Noise blanker (optional)
Speech processor (optional)
Keypad (optional)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-000380 ICOM-IC-000025H KENWOOD-TH-000026E