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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-32 MHz 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) 430-440 MHz (RX: VHF/UHF)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 440-450 MHz (430-450 MHz after modification) 430-440 MHz (RX: VHF/UHF)
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.2-9V DC (6R6/AA) or 7.2-13.8V DC external ?V DC
Current RX ? 25-100 mA ?
TX - 0.8-1.8 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1954 and 1985 in USA Between 199x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 483 × 267 × 438 mm
(19.02 × 10.51 × 17.24 in)
65 × 117 × 37 mm
(2.56 × 4.61 × 1.46 in)
50 × 90 × 38 mm
(1.97 × 3.54 × 1.50 in)
Weight 29.50 kg (65.1 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs) 260 gr (9.2 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS and DTMF Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-R-000390A/URR RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000404 STANDARD-C-000415