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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1MHz / 1kHz / 100Hz / 10Hz FM: 5 / 10 kHz
SSB/CW: 1 / 5 kHz
Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (0.5-30 MHz continuous) 144-148 MHz 150 kHz - 29.99999 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 1.6-30MHz: 1µV antenna input voltage results in 10dB S/N SSB/CW: Better thatn 0.13 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV
AM: 1 µV
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW (W)/FSK: 2.7 / 4.5 kHz
CW (N): 0.6 / 1.3 kHz
AM: 6 / 18 kHz
FM: 15 / 30 kHz
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single/double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz (SSB/CW)
2nd: 455 kHz (FM)
47.060 / 8.215 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection Greater than 60 dB Better than 70 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 2 W 1.5 W at 10% distortion into 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 MHz 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output 100-120W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 100 W (AM: 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-16 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 3 A 1 A max 2 A
TX 20 A 6 A max 19 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1983 in USA Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 394 × 190 × 457 mm
(15.51 × 7.48 × 17.99 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 27.20 kg (60.0 lbs) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Noise blanker (optional)
Speech processor (optional)
Keypad (optional)
? Electronic Keyer
If Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
100 Watts Output
Semi/Full Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Electronic Keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-000380 KENWOOD-TR-000751A YAESU-FT-000757GX-II