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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.014-30 MHz 144-148 MHz 1-20 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   ISB   FM   AM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superhet with RF-stage
IF-freqs. ? ? 460 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.05 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6-16V DC 12 / 24 V DC, 110 / 120 V AC depending on version
Current RX Max 60 W 16-100 mA ?
TX - Max 1.2 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 1987 in Canada Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1951 and 197x
Dimensions 483 × 133 × 500 mm
(19.02 × 5.24 × 19.69 in)
58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
310 × 215 × 230 mm
(12.20 × 8.46 × 9.06 in)
Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6 10.50 kg (23.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Remote control. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-HF-002050 KENWOOD-TH-000025AT MILITARY-R000209