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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps ? ? SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.538-34 MHz (1.580-1.720 MHz gap) in 4 bands 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? (-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
Filters ? ? 500 Hz CW
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? ? better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz)
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance ? 50/70 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 83 W @ 110 VAC ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1951 and 1954 Between 196x and 196x in USA Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 470 × 229 × 241 mm
(18.50 × 9.02 × 9.49 in)
478 × 226 × 260 mm
(18.82 × 8.90 × 10.24 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 18.60 kg (41.0 lbs) 16.20 kg (35.7 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000076 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000111 YAESU-FT-000747GX