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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better than ± 0.002%
Tuning steps Continuous ? 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range - 10-80 m 144.000-148.995 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 1 µV input for 30 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 8 kHz @ -6 dB
16 kHz @ -70 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 16.9 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m (continuous) 10-80 m 144.000-145.995 MHz (European version)
144.000-148.995 MHz (US version)
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output AM: 100 W, CW: 115 W ? High: 15 W, Low: 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 13.8V DC
Current RX - ? 400-550 mA
TX ? ? 1.25-2.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 195x in USA Between 197x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 508 × 311 × 438 mm
(20.00 × 12.24 × 17.24 in)
? 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
Weight ? ? 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 4 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-HT-000020 HEATHKIT-SB-000104A KDK-FM-002016AE