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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 1 / 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 144-146 MHz 1600-4200 kHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM: <0.6 µV for 20 dB noise quieting
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
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Selectivity ? FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 100 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 12 V DC or internal batteries
Current RX - 900 mA max 100-300 mA
TX ? 3.1 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1963 and 19xx in USA Between 1981 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 375 × 197 × 318 mm
(14.76 × 7.76 × 12.52 in)
170 × 64 × 218 mm
(6.69 × 2.52 × 8.58 in)
492 × 232 × 220 mm
(19.37 × 9.13 × 8.66 in)
Weight 7.26 kg (16.0 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ? 12 crystal controlled frequencies
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032S-3 ICOM-IC-000290E SAILOR-R000103