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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Compact HF transmitter

General

HAM bands ? 6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30×1000 kHz bands 30-75.95 MHz in 2 bands -
Modulations AM   CW   FM   -
Sensitivity ? 0.50 µV for S+N+D/N+D of 10 dB ?
Selectivity ? 6 dB BW: 32 kHz minimum
60 dB BW: 100 kHz maximum
70 dB BW: 120 kHz maximum
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 4 mW across 1000 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 30-75.95 MHz in 2 bands 160-80 m
Modulations - FM   AM  
RF-output ? 1.6-4.0 W 10 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Proprietary (military) -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12.5 + 2.5V DC (BA-4386/U, BA-398/U or BA-55984 or a nickel-cadmium rechargeable battery cassette) ?
Current RX ? ? -
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 197x and 19xx in USA Between 196x and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 536 × 318 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.52 × 13.86 in)
273 × 100 × 273 mm
(10.75 × 3.94 × 10.75 in)
216 × 90 × 127 mm
(8.50 × 3.54 × 5.00 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1840 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-1 MILITARY-AN/PRC-000770 CODAR-AT000005