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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver
Amateur Base Station Antenna tuner

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? (0⁰C – 50⁰C) 0.5 p.p.m. (TCXO) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-44 MHz 30 kHz – 54 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single-conversion superheterodyne, 9 tubes SDR, SDR, Direct Sampling SDR 245.76Msps – 16 bit ?
IF-freqs. 455 KHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 100 dB ?
Audio output ? 1W diagnostic speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6 m 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   DV   All mode  
RF-output ? 160m-6m Transmitter Output: 1-100W (25W AM) ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC + SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 450 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 110-120 V AC (110-250 V AC option) 13.8 V DC +/- 15% (14 V DC Nominal) 12-14 V DC
Current RX ? 1.7 A 2 A
TX - 23 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1939 and 1945 in USA Between 2024 and 202x in USA Between 2025 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 470 × 216 × 238 mm
(18.50 × 8.50 × 9.37 in)
356 × 171 × 337 mm
(14.02 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
290 × 78 × 243 mm
(11.42 × 3.07 × 9.57 in)
Weight 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs) ? 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 16000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Optional Integrated Automatic Antenna Tuner Range: 3:1 SWR
Optional Continuous MARS/CAP Coverage with Extended Transmit Filter
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-S-000020R-SKY-CHAMPION FLEXRADIO-FLEX-008600 MAT-TUNER-MAT-001500PROII